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3m Innovation Properties Company

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James D Cleary

David K Cinader, Jr

Oliver L Puttler

Russell A Jordan

Philip P Soo

James D Hansen

Richard E Raby

Ming-Lai Lai

Jirina V Pospisil

Evangelos G Georgakis

Randall E Adam

Lee C Yick

John E Sanker

John S Kelly

Bruce E Chester

Jerold S Horn

Robert C Manemann

MaThazin Aung

Said Pazirandeh

Dwight P Schnaitter

Matthew D Chaffee

Arno Hohmann

Rajdeep S Kalgutkar

Ralf M Paehl

Joan V Brennan

William K Ansite

Kenneth E Hoevel

William E Wyllie, Ii

Calvin N Corpus

Robert P Eckert

Thomas Olsen

Brian W Lotte

John J Palmer

Steven R Bartingale

Sunghan Kim

Albert R Molzan

Gail V Atkin

Oscar M Binder

Conrad A Barngrover

J A Van Haastert

Robert A Scebold

Dick Lee

Ma Thazin Aung

David K Cinader

David Cinader

Dental assemblies and related methods of making are provided. The dental assemblies include a dental article with a bonding surface an adhesive having both a compressible material and at least one hardenable dental composition extending across the bonding surface. The compressible material is coupled to the dental article by a first quantity of hardened dental composition extending at least partially through the compressible material and contacting the bonding surface. The hardened dental composition extends over less than the entire bonding surface. Adjacent portions of the compressible material contain a second quantity of unhardened dental composition, preserving flexibility of the compressible material. Advantageously, this configuration was found to enhance bond reliability and facilitate manufacturing.

Bondable dental assemblies and methods including a compressible material

An aesthetic, stain resistant ligature with material properties suited for prolonged maintenance of sliding mechanics. The orthodontic ligatures of the present disclosure offer a practitioner the ability to tailor the level of tension applied by the ligature without fear of disengagement or deterioration over time.

Aesthetic orthodontic ligature

The present disclosure provides intraoral devices for repositioning the relationship between upper and lower dental arches, particular those in a Class III relation. The devices are attached to appliances on molar teeth of each arch and can be reactivated without removal or replacement of substantial components of the device.

Linked connection for orthodontic class III correction

A method of making a customized orthodontic bracket includes steps of providing a pre-manufactured physical bracket body, providing a physical bracket base having a tooth facing side shaped according to of at least part of a patient's tooth, and joining the bracket body and at least a portion of the bracket base. The bracket base is provided using a material build-up process. The invention helps facilitating manufacturing of customized orthodontic brackets.

Method of making a customized orthodontic bracket

The present disclosure provides intra-oral devices for repositioning the relationship between upper and lower dental arches. The devices are attached to appliances on molar teeth of each arch and can be reactivated without removal or replacement of substantial components of the device.

Orthodontic auxiliary and connector with modifiable activation parameters

An aesthetic, partially removable orthodontic appliance is described, including a polymeric body that conforms to the lingual soft tissue and at least one wire member extending from the polymeric body. Each wire member releasably engages with a respective anchor that is, in turn, connected to the lingual surface of a respective tooth when the polymeric body is moved in a generally gingival direction into abutting relationship with the lingual soft tissue. Other features of the appliance include self-guiding magnetic couplings and couplings based on interlocking mechanical structures that provide releasable engagement between the removable section and the anchors, as well as related methods for making and using the same.

Lingual orthodontic appliance with removable section

A module for attaching an orthodontic bite corrector to an orthodontic buccal tube appliance includes two segments, and each segment includes a rotation stop for limiting undesired rotational movement of bite corrector during movement of the patient's jaws. The segments are movable relative to each other during installation of the attachment module for facilitating placement of the rotation stops in regions next to the buccal tube appliance that might otherwise be difficult to access.

Orthodontic attachment module for intra-oral bite correctors

In general, the invention relates to techniques for registering a three-dimensional (3D) coordinate system of a physical model of a patient's tooth structure to a 3D coordinate system of a virtual model of the same tooth structure. Techniques are described to register the complex geometries of the physical and virtual tooth structures by using a known physical characteristic of a pedestal associated with the physical model.

Registering physical and virtual tooth structures with pedestals

An indirect bonding apparatus for orthodontic bonding procedures includes a tray having inner wall sections defining a channel for receiving the patient's dental arch. A number of orthodontic appliances are detachably connected to the tray along the channel, and each appliance includes a base for bonding the appliance to the tooth. The wall sections include at least one groove extending along the base of at least one appliance in order to provide a space between the wall sections and the patient's tooth structure when the tray is received on the patient's dental arch. The space hinders the flow of oral fluids such as saliva in directions toward the base in order to help ensure that the fluids do not adversely affect the strength of the resulting adhesive bond between the appliance and the tooth.

Orthodontic indirect bonding tray with moisture control

An indirect bonding tray for use in applying and bonding orthodontic appliances to a patient's teeth is made by providing a replica of the patient's dentition including replicas of the patient's teeth. A guide is provided on each replica tooth in a location corresponding to the ultimate intended location of the orthodontic appliance on the patient's teeth. Each guide has a receptacle for receiving an orthodontic appliance, and serves to ensure that the respective orthodontic appliance is placed in its proper, intended position on the replica tooth. A tray is then formed over the replica teeth and the appliances for subsequent use in bonding the appliances to the patient's teeth.

Method of making an indirect bonding tray for orthodontic treatment

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Glendora, CA, United States of America

James D Cleary