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Premier Dental Products Company

James C DiMarino

William A McHale

Susan DiMarino

Embodiments of this invention provide predictability and standardization in the field creating dental models. Embodiments of the invention are capable of accommodating multiple variations and goals of dental impressions, including but not limited to creating dental models for study models, mouth guards, night guards, whitening trays, sleep apnea/snoring devices, etc. Embodiments may incorporate single arch and dual arch impression trays, as well as base model formers and articulators, among other devices of varying shapes, dimensions, sizes and manufacturers. Embodiments of the invention use standard dimensions for accommodating various components. To adapt embodiments of the invention for multiple purposes, and to standardize the process, embodiments of the invention include a shell that allows for standardized dental models to be suspended in the shell during the process of creating dental molds, creating a reservoir for the dental mold. Embodiments allow for a trimming process where impressions are standardized by cutting away lateral excess impression material by running a knife along the lateral portion of upper and lower impression tray walls, and then by trimming away vertical excess by placing the tray into the vertical excess trimming device. In these embodiments, dental impressions and embodiments of a predetermined shell allow dental models to be created, including articulated models, in a simplified process. The present invention thus allows dental professionals to easily pour up single and double arch dental impressions, create base models, and, optionally, articulate models in fewer steps than currently available, allowing less waste, material, and use of time than traditional and current methods.

Dental impression model system, apparatus, and method

Intraoral apparatus

A system and method for managing dental burs includes a carrier that is customized to hold a selection of burs that a particular dentist prefers for a given procedure. Accordingly, each dentist will have a separately identifiable carrier for such procedures as amalgam and composite fillings, veneer, crown and bridge preparation, post and core procedures, endodontics, emergency treatments and other procedures, such as those that are attendant to removable prosthodontics. In addition, the carrier includes indicators for advising the dentist as to how many times each bur in the carrier has been used. By tracking use on a bur by bur basis, premature disposal of used burs as well as the incidence of bur changes in the midst of procedures will be minimized while helping to prevent the negative consequences of overusing burs (i.e. intra-oral separation, excessive heat generation). The system also includes a used bur sterilization container, which mates with the carrier but can be separated from the carrier and placed in an autoclave for sterilization. This permits burs from the carrier to be kept separate from other burs during the sterilization process, which simplifies sorting and restocking, as well as permitting tracking of individual bur use. The system ensures hands-free sterilization, which further helps to prevent accidental exposure to the contaminated burs by the dental staff. This system also enables efficient inventory control of all burs purchased by the a practice by sorting them into easy to access restock and replace containers in each dental operatory.

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Woodbury, NJ, United States of America

James C DiMarino