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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2006
Applicants:
Wolfgang Plank, Rankweil, AT;
Reinhard Goerge, Lindau, DE;
Inventors:
Wolfgang Plank, Rankweil, AT;
Reinhard Goerge, Lindau, DE;
Assignee:
Ivoclar Vivadent AG, Schaan, LI;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 3/00 (2006.01); A61N 5/06 (2006.01); C08F 2/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device () and method for determining and controlling the degree of polymerization of polymerizable dental material (), which device includes a light and/or heat source (or), with which the dental material () is impinged. The device further includes a control device () and a sensor () connected to the control device (), whereby the sensor () detects radiation (natural radiation) emitted from the dental material () of a predetermined wavelength.