Abstract: Dental attachment placement apparatuses with one or more replacement attachment systems for providing one or more replacement dental attachments. The replacement attachment systems may include a body that is configured to orient and align the apparatus with respect to the teeth. The apparatus may include one or more primary dental attachments coupled to the body, where the body is configured to position the primary dental attachments adjacent to the teeth for bonding. The replacement system can be configured to replace the primary dental attachments and align replacement dental attachments with respect to the teeth.

Abstract: An adjustable hair tie where the band or cord can easily be adjusted to a variety of thicknesses of hair. The hair tie includes an elongated stretchable cord, a cleat, a plurality of apertures positioned along the length of the cleat, a first set of apertures forming a first passageway, and a second set of apertures forming a second passageway. The first end of the cord is securely attached at one end of the cleat, and the second end of the cord traverses through the second passageway. The free end of the cord is pulled under the application of force to crimp the cord and the cord loops around the cleat such that when the force is removed, the cord contracts, causing it to constrict, thereby securing the cord within the cleat and providing an easily adjustable sized cord loop to retain hair.

Abstract: A flexible hair extension includes an attachment assembly and a plurality of hairs. Each hair within the plurality of hairs is attached to the attachment assembly. The attachment assembly is flexible and can be easily deformed by hands into any geometric shape desired by the user. The attachment assembly retains the new form against gravity of the attachment assembly and the plurality of hairs. The new form can also be easily deformed by hands into another form. The attachment assembly can be a pair of wires twisted together with the plurality of hairs held between the pair of wires. The attachment assembly is adapted to be attached to the user's head using a pair of hair clips on two ends of the attachment assembly.

Abstract: A digital workflow process and associated devices and tools for providing dental restorations and, more particularly, to precise and efficient reconstruction and replacement of teeth using novel digital workflows and improved dental scan bodies, abutments and other dental devices and tools to efficiently achieve a more precise fit and optimal form and function.

Abstract: A cosmetic package for a cosmetic, a care or pharmaceutical product which can be applied onto keratinous substrates such as skin, lips, under eyes, eyelids, cheeks, or eyebrows or any other part of the body. The cosmetic package comprises a base, a pivot frame connected to the base, and a plurality of cosmetic containers. The plurality of cosmetic containers has a plurality of reservoirs and a plurality of applicators removably coupled to the respective plurality of reservoirs. The pivot frame is configured to have a closed position and at least one open position. In the open position of the pivot frame, caps of the plurality of applicators can be disengaged from the respective plurality of reservoirs. In a closed position of the pivot frame, the pivot frame prevents the caps of the plurality of applicators from disengaging from the respective plurality of reservoirs.

Abstract: The present invention relates in particular to the storage of dental material in a device (10, 10?) and the application of the dental material (20) from such a device (10,10?), and a method for treating dental material (20). In order to provide a solution that allows the simple and practical handling of a dental material (20) in the sense of storage, application and/or treatment thereof, inter alia, a device (10, 10?) for storage and application (20) comprising a cavity (12) for storage of the dental material (20) and a wall (14) surrounding the cavity (12) is proposed, wherein the wall (14) in at least a first temperature range is impermeable to radiation of at least a first wavelength or a first wavelength range in the range of 100 nm to 500 nm, wherein the wall (14) comprises at least one area that at least in a second temperature range is permeable to radiation of at least a second wavelength or a second wavelength range in the range of 600 nm to 50,000 nm.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a packaged orthodontic appliance comprising an orthodontic appliance and a packaging base including first and second tie-wing support arms, wherein a first tie-wing support arm supports the first tie-wing of the orthodontic appliance, and the second tie-wing support arm supports the second tie-wing of the orthodontic appliance.

Abstract: A process for replicating soft tissue anatomy of a dental patient prior to preparing an implant-supported fixed prosthesis is disclosed. The process may include: securing an interim prosthesis intra-orally in the dental patient for a predetermined time, after implants of the dental patient are osseointegrated, to evaluate the interim prosthesis based on a plurality of parameters within the mouth of the dental patient; printing a three-dimensional printed-resin prototype having an intaglio surface based on the evaluated interim prosthesis; attaching the three-dimensional printed-resin prototype into the implants; and injecting a low viscosity elastomeric impression material between the intaglio surface of the three-dimensional printed-resin prototype and the soft tissue of the dental patient to obtain a soft tissue replica for preparing the implant-supported fixed prosthesis.

Abstract: A self-ligating bracket for orthodontics, includes: a groove for receiving an archwire; a slide which can be displaced between a closed position in which it bridges the groove and an open position in which the groove is open; and a locking element which can hold the slide both in its closed position and in its open position. In the gingival and/or in the occlusal wall, a recess is open towards the slide in which the locking element is inserted which is directed against the slide. The locking element is displaceably guided in the recess and has elastically or elastomerically bendable tines which, when the slide is pushed over the convex end of the locking element, are displaced deeper into the recess, thereby being elastically or elastomerically bent and thereby building up a restoring force.

Abstract: An apparatus and a related pair of elements and methods are for aligning or positioning teeth. The apparatus is configured to be worn in a mouth of a wearer and further configured to be supported on the teeth of the wearer, and has elements arranged to be distributed along a set of the teeth and at least one engager member for engaging the elements for moving one or more of the teeth. In such embodiments, at least one pair of the elements can be engaged such that when in use, at least one part of one of the elements in the pair bears against at least one part of the other of the elements in the pair.

Abstract: A handheld weaving tool is provided, the tool including a housing having a first end opposite a second end and a sidewall extending therebetween defining an interior volume. The second end comprises at least one aperture therethrough. A needle is disposed within the housing and can selectively move between an extended position and a retracted position, wherein an extended position, the needle extends through the aperture, and wherein a retracted position, the needle is disposed entirely within the housing. An opening is disposed in the first end, wherein the opening is dimensioned to receive a thread therethrough, such that the thread is operably connected to the needle. A motor is disposed within the housing and can reciprocally move the needle between the extended position and the retracted position. A control is disposed on the housing and activates the motor when actuated.

Abstract: Disclosed is a portable multifunctional oral cavity cleaner which includes a tongue scraper, a material storage bottle, a material spraying device and a detachable housing; the tongue scraper can be changed into a contracted state from a stretched state via bending, rotating or folding, so as to reduce the volume of the oral cavity cleaner; an oral cavity cleaner body including the tongue scraper in the contracted state is housed in an inner cavity of the housing; and the housing can be reversely combined at the bottom of the oral cavity cleaner after being detached and used as a handle for prolonging the length of the oral cavity cleaner. The present application, featured with small size, light weight and portability, ensures hygiene in the carrying process and realizes multiple functions such as tongue coating removal, oral spray sterilization and interdental cleaning at one time.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to hair accessories and more specifically to a hair accessory for maintaining previously styled hair. In accordance with aspects and embodiments, a hair accessory is provided having a stretchable loop and an arc affixed perpendicularly to the stretchable loop. A user can pull styled hair through the stretchable loop, wrap the styled hair concentrically around the arc, and secure the accessory in the hair such that the hair is up but is able to be returned to its previously styled state by removing the accessory.

Abstract: Disclosed is a portable teeth cleaning apparatus, which implements, through a pump in a teeth cleaner, a function of supplementing a teeth cleaning liquid from a connecting seat connected to the teeth cleaner. Therefore, it is no longer necessary to connect the teeth cleaner to a teeth cleaning liquid source through a connecting hose during teeth cleaning, and liquid leakage is avoided during liquid supplement. Further, a seating/unseating status and whether a liquid reservoir is filled up are detected automatically, and a controller controls on/off and switching of a series of valves, thereby implementing automatic liquid supplement of the teeth cleaner.

Abstract: A method is used to provide a dental prosthetic with an upper boundary that cannot be seen when a patient smiles with the dental prosthetic installed. The method includes tracing a smile line on a dental appliance while the dental appliance is in the patient's mouth and while the patient is smiling. The method then includes transferring that smile line from the dental appliance to a study cast of the patient's mouth. The study cast is then scanned to create a three-dimensional digital model that includes the transferred smile line. The three-dimensional digital model is used to generate a surgical plan and surgical hardware for installation of the dental prosthetic. The dental prosthetic may include a full arch restoration.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a water flosser comprises a housing, a tooth irrigation portion, a water nozzle portion, a winding mechanism, and a water pipe configured to be bent and wound. The tooth irrigation portion is disposed in the housing and comprises a water inlet and a water outlet. The water nozzle portion is in communication with the water outlet of the tooth irrigation portion.

Abstract: An apparatus for performing dental hygiene includes a concave support member integrally coupled to an upper end of a handle portion, and a floss attachment coupled to the concave support member between a first end and a second end of the concave support member. A hollow passage extending from a lower end of the handle portion to the second end of the concave support member is provided, which receives a water flosser tip such that water from the water flosser tip traverses and exits from an aperture shaped end of the hollow passage at the second end of the concave support member onto the floss attachment in a direction substantially parallel to the floss attachment for the apparatus to work as a water floss pick.

Abstract: Provided is a system and method for a dental surgical guide for placing at least one dental implant in a patient's mouth. The surgical guide is a formed prosthesis with a contour to fit upon a patient's teeth. The formed prosthesis providing; at least one guide sleeve disposed in the formed prosthesis and structured and arranged to guide a surgical tool into a patient's jaw at a predetermined location, the guide sleeve defining a tool alignment pathway; at least one irrigant port structured and arranged to receive an irrigant line from a remote irrigant source and conduct the irrigant to a spout disposed proximate to each guide sleeve. A hydraulically activated valve may also be disposed within the spout. An associated method of use is also provided.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a self-ligating orthodontic bracket assembly. The self-ligating orthodontic bracket assembly includes: a body block including a base, a pair of guide walls, and a stopper wall in an integrated manner; a ligating block configured to be slidably coupled to the sliding portion so that the archwire slidably inserted and seated into the seating groove is selectively ligated and released in a seated state, and provided with a fitting depression formed by recessing the bottom of the ligating block upward and a guide depression formed through upward recessing to form a step at a location away from one end of the fitting depression; and a ligating means including a temporary assembly protrusion and a complete assembly protrusion successively formed on the sliding portion, and a retainer configured to selectively ligate and release the archwire in cooperation with the temporary assembly protrusion and the complete assembly protrusion.