An enhanced plier including a first handle and a second handle, a first tip and a second tip; and a hinging assembly, the first handle and the second handle connected to the hinging assembly and the first tip and the second tip connected to the hinging assembly, wherein pressing the first handle and the second handle to cause the first tip to move towards the second tip. The enhanced plier further includes a gearing assembly, the gearing assembly coupled to the first handle or the second handle. The enhanced plier further includes a lever assembly, the lever assembly coupled to the gearing assembly, wherein a movement in a first direction of the lever assembly causes engagement of the gearing assembly and rotation of gears in the gearing assembly, which causes the enhanced plier to rotate about a rotation axis.

A tool for seating dental aligners is disclosed. The tool includes a longitudinally extending body that includes a handle positioned proximate a distal end of the body. A claw portion defined by a facial finger and a bite finger extends towards a proximal end of the body. The facial finger is adapted to transfer force applied using the handle portion to a facial surface of a dental aligner positioned along one of the upper teeth and the lower teeth of a user. The bite finger is adapted for compression between the mandible and maxilla of the user for applying force to an incisal-occlusal surface of the dental aligner. The bite finger and the facial finger are shaped and positioned relative to one another to allow concurrent application of force to the dental aligner for seating the dental aligner on the upper or the lower teeth of the user.

A tool for seating dental aligners is disclosed. The tool includes a longitudinally extending body that includes a handle positioned proximate a distal end of the body. A claw portion defined by a facial finger and a bite finger extends towards a proximal end of the body. The facial finger is adapted to transfer force applied using the handle portion to a facial surface of a dental aligner positioned along one of the upper teeth and the lower teeth of a user. The bite finger is adapted for compression between the mandible and maxilla of the user for applying force to an incisal-occlusal surface of the dental aligner. The bite finger and the facial finger are shaped and positioned relative to one another to allow concurrent application of force to the dental aligner for seating the dental aligner on the upper or the lower teeth of the user.

The orthodontic traction device includes a base member having an attachment face on a back side, a column member joined to a front side of the base member, and a hook member. The column member includes a knee section whose first end is connected to the front side of the base member, and a linear section connected to and extended from a second end of the knee section. The base member is adhered to a front side of a crooked tooth. As the linear section provides a distance between the hook member and the base member, the force exerted by an elastic element is applied as a torque using the linear section as a lever. The tooth is as such turned toward a desired orientation. An arch wire running through the base member and may pull the tooth to move up or down perpendicularly.

The orthodontic traction device includes a base member having an attachment face on a back side, a column member joined to a front side of the base member, and a hook member. The column member includes a knee section whose first end is connected to the front side of the base member, and a linear section connected to and extended from a second end of the knee section. The base member is adhered to a front side of a crooked tooth. As the linear section provides a distance between the hook member and the base member, the force exerted by an elastic element is applied as a torque using the linear section as a lever. The tooth is as such turned toward a desired orientation. An arch wire running through the base member and may pull the tooth to move up or down perpendicularly.

A near net shape medical device is described that is formed from a metal alloy mixture containing NiTiHf using additive manufacturing techniques. The medical device is aged to a desired ultimate tensile strength (UTS), presence of H-phase precipitate with an A.sub.f below body temperature.

A near net shape medical device is described that is formed from a metal alloy mixture containing NiTiHf using additive manufacturing techniques. The medical device is aged to a desired ultimate tensile strength (UTS), presence of H-phase precipitate with an A.sub.f below body temperature.

An orthodontic appliance is disclosed that integrates an arch expander with a first segment and a second segment. The first and second segments are disposed on opposite sides of a midline of a dentition of an orthodontic patient. Both the first segment and the second segment are disposed over multiple teeth on the respective side of the midline, with a gap existing proceeding along the dentition between anterior-most portions of the first segment and the second segment. The arch expander is integrated with the first and second segments to exert an anteriorly-disposed expansion force on the patient's dentition through the first and second segments, for instance where the posterior-most location where these expansion forces are exerted corresponds with a first bicuspid on each side of a permanent the dentition.

A light curing dental system comprising a light emitting tray that precisely distributes an optimal amount of curing light energy to internal, external and extra oral portions of the dental arch to cure a dental material. The light curing dental system generally includes a light source, a light emitting dental tray, an activation module and a photocurable dental material.

An orthodontic bracket assembly treatment system comprising a bracket base and at least two rigid selectable bracket covers slidably engageable with the bracket base wherein the selectable at least two rigid selectable bracket covers are removably slidably couplable to said bracket base by slidably engaging the upper lip with the upper retention element and the lower lip with the lower retention element and wherein the width of the face of a first one of the at least two rigid selectable bracket covers is wider than the width of the face of a second one of the at least two rigid bracket covers and can be selectively releasably attached to the base during a treatment such that the treatment utilizes either the first bracket cover or the second bracket cover depending on a patient's treatment needs at a stage of the treatment.