Orvance, LLC

Ronald J Schutt

Michael E Silver

Charles A Schryver

The present disclosure is generally directed toward a pontic material that is pliable and easily moldable, possesses a higher tear resistance to resist fragmenting and thus is long lasting, can be pigmented to achieve a good color match to adjacent teeth, and be fashioned into a pontic by the patient at home so as to free the orthodontist and their staff from having to do this purely aesthetic and time-consuming procedure. In addition, the pontic material of the present disclosure is typically permanently pliable so that an untrained person such as a patient would have unlimited time to make corrections to the shape of the material to obtain an aesthetically pleasing shape and typically do so without the use of tools or any specialized tools or equipment.

Uncured pontic material for orthodontic clear aligners or retainers

A hygienically packaged composition that includes a base layer of a thermoplastic film, a covering film layer that is a heat sealable or pressure sealable adhesive liner that covers the hygienically packaged composition where the hygienically packaged composition is a dental composition, a food composition, or a medicine. The covering film layer includes a stretched dimple in a portion of the covering film layer proximate the hygienically packaged composition thereunder the covering film layer. There is typically a heat or pressure seal around each hygienically packaged composition.

Temporary tooth repair/treatment composition and methods of use thereof

A method that includes the step of using a person's fingers to push a dental composition into engagement with a damaged tooth surface of a damaged tooth thereby adhering the dental composition to the damaged tooth surface and covering at least a portion of the damaged tooth surface. The dental composition includes a base material comprising at least one of the following compounds chosen from the group consisting of: a product consisting of one or more hydrocarbon-based waxes that may also include inorganic fillers and/or organic fillers; an uncured, uncrosslinked silicone high consistency rubber base; and a hydrophobic water insoluble solid material. The base material has a coating composition on one or more surface of the base material wherein the coating composition comprises: one or more desensitization ingredient and at least one dry, powdered hydrophilic polymeric substance.

A method that includes the step of using a person's fingers to push a dental composition into engagement with a damaged tooth surface of a damaged tooth thereby adhering the dental composition to the damaged tooth surface and covering at least a portion of the damaged tooth surface. The dental composition includes a base material comprising at least one of the following compounds chosen from the group consisting of: a product consisting of one or more hydrocarbon-based waxes that may also include inorganic fillers and/or organic fillers; an uncured, uncrosslinked silicone high consistency rubber base; and a hydrophobic water insoluble solid material that is malleable at 37&#xb0; C. or lower and safe for a human oral environment. The base material has at least one dry, powdered hydrophilic polymeric substance engaged with and dispersed on one or more surface of the base material.

At least one individually sealed dental composition that includes a layer of a thermoplastic film; a covering film that is a heat sealable or pressure sealable adhesive liner that covers a dental cement composition; a seal around an individual use dosage of the dental cement composition wherein the extrudable dental cement composition is extrudable through a die. The dental cement composition typically has a textured surface thereon and the at least one dry, powdered hydrophilic polymeric substance is engaged with and dispersed on the textured surface of the dental cement composition.

An aspect of the present disclosure includes a composition configured for use in the buccal cavity of a mammal and configured to adhere to the surface of a tooth or teeth and/or one or more orthodontic devices engaged to a tooth. The composition typically includes an admixed composite having an uncured (uncrosslinked) high consistency rubber base material, more typically an uncured (uncrosslinked) silicone high consistency rubber base material; a moisture activated adhesive, typically one or more polyvinylpyrrolidone; and a plasticizer, typically glycerin.

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Ludington, MI, United States of America

Ronald J Schutt