Dental etchant compositions, processes for making the same, and methods for using the dental etchant compositions are disclosed. The dental etchant compositions include at least one acid and one or more dentin collagen cross-linking agents. The methods for using the dental etchant compositions may include contacting a mammal's tooth with a dental etchant composition that includes one or more acids and one or more dentin collagen cross-linking agents.

An oral hygiene device is provided. The oral hygiene device includes a body having a base and first and second opposing sides extending from the base and defining a gap therebetween. The device may further include a plurality of corresponding notch pairs, wherein each corresponding notch pair has a first notch positioned in the first opposing side and a second notch positioned in the second opposing side. The location of the notch pairs may coincide with a user's mouth and in particular to the position of the user's teeth within the mouth. As such, a fibrous material, such as floss, may be coupled to the device such that the material spans the gap between at least one of the corresponding notch pairs so that the material may be inserted into the spaces between the user's teeth when the device is placed into the user's mouth.

The document proposes a diagnostic chewing gum for identifying the presence of inflammatory tissues in the mouth, in particular in or adjacent to the mandible, the maxilla, an implant or the teeth of a user, comprising a base material or particles (3) embedded and/or attached to the base material; an element (1, 5-7), like e.g. a releasable flavor molecule, attached to the base material and/or the particles, for the generation of a change in the chewing gum directly detectable by the user; wherein the element (1, 5-7) generates the change upon direct or indirect contact with a marker (4), e.g. a proteolytic enzyme, which is released by inflammatory tissue in response to bacterial mediators.

A scan body for intraoral scanning includes a snap-in retention capability for engagement with a dental implant having a first engagement section. The second engagement section is configured for a snap-in or frictional fit with the first engagement section to releasably secure the scan body to the implant.

A method for manufacturing a dental partial prosthesis from a dental blank, wherein the dental blank is a block, having an upper surface and a lower surface, which is composed of a flesh-coloured material and a tooth-coloured material. The flesh-coloured material and the tooth-coloured material are bonded together. The interface between the materials with elevations and depressions formed in or at the interface extends through an optionally curved plane, which plane is parallel to or oblique to at least a portion of the surfaces of the blank.

The present invention provides an alumina pre-sintered body that demonstrates reduced yellowing after sintering, exhibits high translucency and high linear light transmittance in the sintered body even when sintered under atmospheric pressure, and yields an alumina sintered body with high aesthetics suitable for dental applications. The present invention relates to an alumina pre-sintered body for dental use comprising alumina particles with an average primary particle diameter of 30 to 300 nm, a sintering aid, and a bluish colorant, wherein the content of the sintering aid is 10 to 5,000 ppm.

The present invention provides an oxide ceramic pre-sintered body for dental use and a method of production thereof having excellent machinability with a low probability of chipping while exhibiting high translucency after sintering. The present invention relates to an oxide ceramic pre-sintered body for dental use comprising oxide ceramic particles with an average primary particle diameter of 50 to 300 nm, and pores, and having a D10 of 20 nm or more and a D90 of 90 nm or less in a cumulative distribution of pores within the pre-sintered body. The oxide ceramic pre-sintered body for dental use has a relative density of preferably 43 to 63%. The oxide ceramic pre-sintered body for dental use has a BET specific surface area of preferably 5 to 25 m.sup.2/g as measured in compliance with JIS Z 8830:2013.

Non-sliding orthodontic appliances may include an archwire having male fasteners for locking in place with brackets in a non-sliding manner and interproximal loops for exerting forces on the brackets. Appropriate forces may be calculated according to vectors between initial and ideal tooth positions. The brackets may be transferred to a patient's teeth using indirect bonding trays which contain slots for holding and aligning each bracket. The trays may include integrated handles for facilitating handling, may be sectioned into smaller pieces for easier application, and/or may be labeled for facilitating proper registration. Superposition of a digital placement plan and clinical model after bonding may illustrate the accuracy of bracket placement. The archwire may comprise atraumatic ends to avoid patient discomfort. A color registration system can be used to facilitate the attachment of the archwire to the brackets. The archwire may be locked into place with the brackets using crimpable stops.

The disclosure relates to a dental screwdriver having a shaft portion made of a smart type alloy that bends with little or no resistance along an arch forming portion thereof and without imparting torqueing forces along a distal front end portion thereof onto which is connected a drive tip designed to interface with an appropriately sized screw. The smart alloy automatically assumes its original shape in the absence of twisting forces on the shaft along the arch forming portion. In an alternate embodiment, assuming the original shape involves applying heat and/or subtle finger pressure. The dental screwdriver may be part of a set of screwdrivers, each having a distal front end portion which is uniquely weighted, sized and/or dimensioned to accommodate different driver tips, handle different torqueing functions, and/or configured to bend to a specific maximum angular arch without permanent deformation. A dental prosthetic having a curved bore cavity is also described.

An abutment is provided with a screw access hole and a slot in its sidewall adapted to allow a driver to access a screw in the screw access hole at an angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the screw. The abutment may include a screw seat and may be connected to an implant via a screw in the screw seat. A prosthesis, which may include a driver access channel that has a diameter less than the outer diameter of the drive portion of the screw, may be placed over the abutment. Methods of making a dental prosthesis and methods of attaching and removing the dental prosthesis from the implant are also disclosed.