Disclosed herein is a method of supporting implant surgery in a server, which includes obtaining a subject's oral CT image scanned with a guide model inserted into an oral cavity of the subject, the guide model being manufactured to a certain standard to group human teeth in any range so that the teeth belong to at least one group and to cover a tooth position of a corresponding group, the guide model including a marker made of a radiopaque or radiation semipermeable material, loading a library as information about the standard of the guide model, identifying the marker in the oral CT image, and generating a library matching CT image by matching the oral CT image with the library based on the marker included in the library and the marker identified in the oral CT image, and planning implant surgery of the subject using the library matching CT image.

The invention relates to a dental light-curing device (10) provided for dental material to be cured, which comprises a handpiece (20) and a base station, wherein the handpiece (20) has a light source, in particular having a plurality of LED chips (42, 44, 46 and 48), whichwith respect to the optical axisare arranged one next to the other, a control device (22) for the light source and at least one sensor, which is arranged adjacent to the light source, whereinagain with respect to the optical axisa light guiding device, in particular a light guide rod (12), extends in front of the light source, which light guide rod (12) has a passband for wavelengths which comprises at least blue visible light and, in particular, also green visible light and UV light, and having a selecting device for control programs of the control device (22), in particular a push button on the handpiece (20). The invention is characterized by comprising a control device (22) and also a pre-curing control program, which can be selected by means of the selecting device, and in which the light-curing device can be activated with a secondary wavelength range, which is different from a light-curing main wavelength range, and the light radiation of which is outside the sensitivity range of the dental material to be cured. The control device (22) automatically switches on the light source in the main wavelength range in order to pre-cure excess glue (28) in dental restorations, in particular adhesive crowns or adhesive bridges, if at least one sensor detects light reflected from a tooth surface in the secondary wavelength range.

A method of producing a custom dental anchor application appliance may be provided. The appliance may be for mounting one or more anchors to teeth of a patient. The appliance may be for use in orthodontic aligner treatment. The method may include forming a dental appliance. The forming may be done using a three-dimensional printing approach. The appliance may include a body. The body may include at least one anchor-locating area. The anchor-locating area may be shaped to conform to a mounting area on a surface of a tooth. The appliance may include a receiving structure. The receiving structure may be configured to removably support a dental anchor. The dental anchor may be of a predefined configuration in a fixed position and orientation relative to the body.

An oral treatment device that emits light onto surfaces of a user's teeth. In one aspect, the oral treatment device includes an intraoral mouthpiece. The mouthpiece comprises a lamp support structure comprising a lamp support surface and is formed of a first material. A flexible lamp is mounted to the lamp support surface so that a light emitting surface of the flexible lamp assumes a concave curvature, thereby forming a lamp assembly. A guard component is overmolded to the lamp assembly. The guard component is formed of an elastomeric material having a hardness that is less than a hardness of the first material. In one embodiment, the oral treatment device may be a teeth whitening device.

Dental attachment positioning apparatuses and methods of use. A dental attachment apparatus may include an orthodontic attachment having a surface shaped to conform to a contour of a buccal surface of a tooth, and one or more registration surfaces that are shaped to conform to one or more occlusal surfaces of the patient's teeth. The one or more registration surfaces may be configured to aid in proper positioning or orientation of the orthodontic attachment. When the attachment positioning apparatus is placed on the patient's dentition, the orthodontic attachment is positioned at a specified location with respect to the buccal surface of the tooth.

A matrix adapted is for the specific tooth type, and is positioned on the tooth to covers the tooth, so that an injected curable material is encased by the matrix over the tooth. When the curable material has cured, the matrix is removed, resulting in a veneer on the tooth.

A method comprising the steps of applying an adhesive composition to a substrate bone repair region. The adhesive composition comprises a porous, biocompatible, biodegradable, resorbable, non-toxic, and polymerizable composition. The substrate bone repair region comprises a bone structure, implant or device surface, or tooth surface. The adhesive composition is cured to provide a polymerized adhesive composition resulting in repairing or augmenting the substrate bone repair region. The adhesive composition may be mixed with a bone graft material before application. The adhesive composition may be additionally applied to a barrier membrane that is placed over the substrate bone repair region where the adhesive composition or combination of adhesive composition and bone graft material is applied.

A dental curing light includes a device body that efficiently conducts heat away from the light emitting diode portion of the curing light. The device body includes a proximal gripping end and a distal head end. The device body is formed from a thermally conductive body material. Excellent heat conduction away from the LED dies is achieved using a thermally conductive layer disposed over the device body. The thermally conductive layer serves as a conduit to quickly conduct heat away from the LED dies for dissipation within the material of the device body In this manner, the material of the device body serves as a highly efficient heat dissipater. The surface area coupling the thermally conductive layer to the device body is sufficiently large that a majority (e g, substantially all) of heat being conducted by the thermally conductive layer is transferred to the device body during operation of the device.

Provided herein is a retraction device for retracting soft tissue from the dental surfaces in the oral cavity of a patient. The retraction device is comprised of a topology conformable structure, where the topology conformable structure is adaptable to be delivered to the oral cavity in a constrained shape. The device can then undergo a conformation change in the oral cavity, where the device transforms into its unconstrained shape. The unconstrained shape of the device creates a useable working field in the oral cavity. The useable working field can provide increased accessibility to and/or visibility within the oral cavity. Also provided herein are methods for using the device and kits.

A method and apparatus providing orthodontic tooth movement (OTM) using a removable aligner, by providing a shaped removable aligner formed of a thermoplastic and moulded to an OTM fitting shape relative to the teeth of a patient; applying a layer of a gel to an inner surface of a teeth-receiving cavity of the thermoplastic aligner; locating the shaped removable aligner with the applied gel layer in a required OTM fitting position on the teeth of the patient to provide an effective OTM force on the teeth; wherein the gel layer substantially separates and spaces the aligner from the teeth while providing a force transfer mechanism from the aligner to the teeth.