A pharmaceutical formulation for topical dental administration or medical (e.g., implant) treatment, including effective amounts of: at least one antimicrobial compound; at least one peroxide source compound; and at least one gel agent. Also disclosed are methods of oral anatomy treatment. The pharmaceutical formulation and treatment methods provide the patient with oral anatomy benefits including, for example, decreased or arrested gum recession; decreased or arrested bone recession; decreased or arrested bone mass loss; decreased or eliminated pain; decreased or eliminated bleeding; decreased or eliminated swelling; enhanced regeneration of bone; enhanced soft tissue repair; or a combination thereof.

The invention relates to a dental tool having a shank region, which is formed for coupling to a dental handpiece, and also having a work region, which is connected to the shank region. In this case, the shank region of the dental tool is formed so that there is the possibility of latchable insertion and removal without actuation. In particular, at least the shank region can consist of plastics material. As a result, facilitated handling of the tool and inexpensive production of the tool are rendered possible.

A dental isolation system includes a dental tool that has a handle portion at a proximal end, a tip portion at an opposite, distal end, and a body portion extending between the handle portion and the tip portion. The handle portion has handles and finger apertures so that a dentist can manipulate the distal end. The tip portion is inserted into an O-ring of a dental dam and, when actuated by a dentist, the tip portion forms a quadrant, allowing the stretched O-ring to easily fit over a tooth.

A dental isolation system includes a dental tool that has a handle portion at a proximal end, a tip portion at an opposite, distal end, and a body portion extending between the handle portion and the tip portion. The handle portion has handles and finger apertures so that a dentist can manipulate the distal end. The tip portion is inserted into an O-ring of a dental dam and, when actuated by a dentist, the tip portion forms a quadrant, allowing the stretched O-ring to easily fit over a tooth.

A device for separating a deep-drawn jaw-spanning dental apparatus such as an aligner or a bite splint of thermoform film that includes: a separating element for thermally separating the deep-drawn thermoform film and simultaneously refining, the separated deep-drawn thermoform film; a heating means for regulating the heating of the separating element so as to increase the temperature of the thermoform film substantially to at least its glass temperature; a support for supporting the deep-drawn thermoform film relatively movable with respect to the separating element; a moving mechanism for moving the separating element along a separation contour of the deep-drawn jaw-spanning dental apparatus relative to the support; and a control unit adapted to control the heating means and the moving mechanism based on the separation contour.

A surgical incision device for dental implant placement is provided. The device comprises of two parallel blades, one perpendicular blade, skateboard-like surface and two finger rests. Said two parallel blades are half-elliptical in shape and parallel to each other. Said third blade is half round in shape and perpendicular to other two blades. All three blades are attached to a single skateboard like surface. Said two finger rests positioned opposite to each other on skateboard like surface with one designed for index finger and the other for thumb. The device is capable of producing a double papilla sparing incision. The device further comprises of two-wheel like blades, center of rotation and protective cap.

The pediatric dental treatment technique with accompanying tools brings infant, toddler, and young child dental hygiene into a mainstream services menu. Carefully chosen and styled tools allow for maximum safety and thus enhance efficiency of the child, clinician, parent or other assistant. The treatment technique is refined to eliminate any extraneous movements or tools. Because the hazards posed by other instruments are removed with the use of these specialized instruments, the operator is able to focus on the patient and the treatment areas. Therefore, the treatment goes more quickly which is important for a small child or infant. The preferred tools comprise a single-ended handle with a miniature tip having a dual cutting surface and a single-ended, miniature, anterior sickle scaler. The entire cleaning is completed quickly to reduce accident risks.

The pediatric dental treatment technique with accompanying tools brings infant, toddler, and young child dental hygiene into a mainstream services menu. Carefully chosen and styled tools allow for maximum safety and thus enhance efficiency of the child, clinician, parent or other assistant. The treatment technique is refined to eliminate any extraneous movements or tools. Because the hazards posed by other instruments are removed with the use of these specialized instruments, the operator is able to focus on the patient and the treatment areas. Therefore, the treatment goes more quickly which is important for a small child or infant. The preferred tools comprise a single-ended handle with a miniature tip having a dual cutting surface and a single-ended, miniature, anterior sickle scaler. The entire cleaning is completed quickly to reduce accident risks.

The present invention is directed to a locking orthodontic bracket that contains a mechanism that rotationally locks an orthodontic archwire fully or partially within the bracket archwire slot. The orthodontic bracket has a body containing a slot to receive an orthodontic archwire, wings for tying ligature wires, a base that is attachable to an orthodontic band or directly to a tooth surface and a central recess in the front surface of the body that contains the rotating clip device. The rotating clip device is rotated to enclose an orthodontic archwire within the slot.

A method for performing enamel replacement on a tooth in the mouth of a person, the method including: beginning an arch reformulation therapy (ART) process, selecting a tooth for an enamel replacement process to be performed on, identifying a surface of the tooth to have a dental composite material adhered to as part of the enamel replacement process, discluding multiple teeth during the ART process including the selected tooth, preparing the identified surface of the selected tooth for adherence of a dental composite material, the preparation including application of a preparation material to the surface of the tooth, and applying the dental composite material to the prepared surface.