Abstract: A cosmetic application device includes an application member and a positioning support system therefore which provides improved accuracy and side-to-side repeatability for the application of a cosmetic. The application member is optionally adjustable and repositionable relative to the positioning support system and may be further optionally provided in a kit form with one or more colorant members, guide members or replacement application members. A method for using the proposed invention is provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to an applicator for a cosmetic product including a first part and a second part that extend along a longitudinal direction of extension from a proximal end towards a free distal end of the applicator, the first part and the second part being configured to form parts for applying the cosmetic product, one of the parts is mounted mobile in for translational with respect to the other of the parts, from at least a first retracted position, to a second deployed position, the first and second parts are configured to form together a variable volume reservoir, intended to contain the cosmetic product and that has a first volume when the parts occupy the first retracted position and a second volume when the parts occupy the second deployed position.

Abstract: A cosmetic applicator for applying a product including a cosmetic, care or pharmaceutical product onto the keratinous substrate. The cosmetic applicator comprises an applying member and a shank. The applying member comprises a first application face and a second application face opposite to the first application face, a first peripheral edge, and a second peripheral edge opposite the first peripheral edge. The applying member has a plurality of bulged portions on the second application face and a corresponding plurality of depressed portions on the first application face. The plurality of bulged portions extend from the first peripheral edge towards a central longitudinal axis of the applying member but do not extend up to the second peripheral edge. Each of the plurality of bulged portions has an arched structure, and each of the plurality of depressed portion has a concave bowl structure.

Abstract: A dental mouthpiece is provided that may be attached to a high-suction dental adapter for the purpose of assisting the dental staff during dental procedures through chair-side, hands-free suction, and isolation. Such a mouthpiece may comprise a main body portion, a cheek retractor portion, and a suction connector portion. In an embodiment, the main body portion, cheek retractor portion, and suction connector portion may be molded in one piece, preferably by injection molding. The main body portion has an anterior wall inside the curve and a posterior wall outside the curve, and an at least one connector connecting the anterior wall and the posterior wall. The main body portion has an anterior intervening wall and the posterior intervening wall in between the anterior and posterior walls. The anterior intervening wall and the posterior intervening walls have alternating crests and troughs.

Abstract: A measuring system for analysis of space for dental implant restoration comprises a first measuring assembly for measuring a mouth opening degree and a first gap of plural missing teeth, a second measuring assembly for measuring a second gap of a single missing tooth and an occlusal distance, and a third measuring assembly for measuring a transgingival depth, wherein each of the first measuring assembly, the second measuring assembly and the third measuring assembly comprises a connecting rod and a measuring head disposed at an upper end of the connecting rod. A measuring method for analysis of space for dental implant restoration using the aforesaid measuring system for analyzing is further disclosed.

Abstract: A dental scaler for use in cleaning dental implants. The scaler includes a handle having a generally central axis extending along the length thereof, a handle tip end affixed to the handle, and a rod affixed to the handle tip end, wherein the rod comprises at least six sections, one angle, and a curved tip.

Abstract: A self-ligating orthodontic bracket. The self-ligating orthodontic bracket comprises a bracket body and a movable closure member, and the bracket body includes a first body portion, a second body portion and an archwire slot therebetween, running through the bracket body. The movable closure member is engaged with the second body portion and movable relative thereto between an opened position and a closed position; the first body portion and/or the movable closure member include, at the inward end thereof, a tool receptacle having a receptacle top and a receptacle bottom, and the tool receptacle is adjacent to the archwire slot, the archwire slot and the first body portion co-form a first side surface, while the archwire slot and the second body portion co-form a second side surface, the tool receptacle includes a smooth surface that slopes downwardly to the first side surface.

Abstract: A cosmetic package for applying a composition including a cosmetic, care or pharmaceutical composition onto the keratinous substrate comprises a receptacle and a cosmetic applicator. The cosmetic applicator further comprises an applicator head, a stem and a closure. The applicator head includes an applying member which comprises a spatula with a first application face having a concave inner surface and a second application face having a convex outer surface.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, devices, systems, and computer-implemented methods for forming and placing attachments for use with dental appliances, and more particularly to the design, manufacture, and use of three-dimensionally printed attachment templates for use with orthodontic devices. Dental attachment templates include a cavity with one or more openings for injecting and bonding attachment material directly on a patient's tooth, which allow accurate placement of the attachments while providing the dental practitioner flexibility during the attachment forming process. Digital dental attachment template model techniques can be used to accurately place the cavity and opening.

Abstract: An in situ measuring instrument of the convergence angle (CA) of a dental preparation or stump in the field of dentistry, applied to humans or other species, having a movable bar, and a support bar arranged parallel to each other and coupled perpendicularly and slidable relative to a central bar by a first guiding hole at one end of the central bar and a second guiding hole at one end of the support bar which allow the relative vertical movement of the movable bar and horizontal movement of the support bar, allowing both bars to be adjusted to the base of the stump. This instrument allows measuring both natural and artificial teeth and implants, as well as fixed and mobile prostheses, just as if any device attached to the tooth (artificial or implant) is desired to be installed.

Abstract: A device includes an antenna, markers disposed inside the device and configured to be movable inside the device to measure positions of a first tooth and a second tooth among teeth in the oral cavity, a sensor module measuring positions of the markers, and at least one of a distance between a reference point set in the device and at least one of the first tooth and the second tooth and a distance between the first tooth and the second tooth based on the measured positions of the plurality of markers. The device further includes a communication module transmitting to an external device at least one of information about the measured distance between the reference point set in the device and the at least one of the first tooth and the second tooth and information about the measured distance between the first tooth and the second tooth through the antenna.

Abstract: An automatic mascara applicator apparatus for quick and even mascara application includes a housing having a housing inside. A battery cover is coupled to the housing. A battery is coupled to the battery cover. The battery is selectively engageable within the battery compartment. A motor is coupled to the housing within the housing inside and is in operational communication with the battery. The motor has a driveshaft. An activation button is coupled to the housing and is in operational communication with the motor. A brush is coupled to the motor. The brush comprises a hollow shaft filled with a mascara and a plurality of bristles. A distal end of the shaft is porous to release the mascara onto the plurality of bristles. A cap is coupled to the housing and is selectively engageable with the housing to cover the brush and the housing inside.

Abstract: An orthodontic molar distalizer having a molar component, a mesial anchor tooth attachment, and an elongate member therebetween. The elongate member features a hook for receiving a traction member for imparting distalizing force. A spring biasing means is positioned between the hook and the molar tube for applying distalizing force on the molar component and reducing canine over eruption. A telescopic distalizer comprised of an inner tube, an outer tube, and a plunger can be adjusted to a patient's anatomy. An arched distalizer having a threaded bolt connection between the elongate member and the molar component is also provided.

Abstract: Teeth cleaning system, in particular dental powder jet cleaning system, including a powder container having an inlet for compressed air, and where the powder container has an outlet for a powder/air mixture, and where the outlet communicates with a pipe system via which a fluid is passed, in particular a powder/air mixture which is formed in the powder container and from which powder container can be led, where a flow resistance of the inlet is configured relative to a flow resistance of the outlet and/or of the pipepipe system in such a way that a predetermined pressure loss is set across the inlet.

Abstract: An orthodontic expansion screw including at least two bodies, the mutual distance between which can be changed by means of a spindle, and with one or two guide pins, which engage both bodies and guide them while preventing a relative rotation of the bodies given a change in their distance relative to each other. In order to prevent or impede an inadvertent twisting of the spindle relative to the bodies, the outer periphery of the activating part has a shell surface, whose configuration differs from a shell surface of a circular cylinder in such a way that there is at least one first position of the spindle in which the activating part contacts the guide pins with a pressure that leads to an elastic deformation of a guide pin.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an oral irrigator includes a reservoir, a base configured to support the reservoir, and a button assembly coupled to the base. The button assembly may include a button, a spring coupled to the button, and a seal coupled to the spring. The button may be movable between an original position and an actuation position. The spring may be configured to deform in response to a user input force moving the button from the original position to the actuation position, and to resiliently return the button to the original position in response to cessation of the user input force on the button. The seal may inhibit fluid from entering through the spring into the base.

Abstract: A mechanical rotational-swinging adapter is provided to transfer a continuous rotational input from a driving tool into back-and-forth swinging output via a slotted cam structure. When the rotational-swinging adapter is installed between the nosecone and the air motor of a conventional dental handpiece, the nosecone outputs the back-and-forth swinging movement for dental work such as root canal or prophylaxis treatments.

Abstract: A direction checking pin and a guide tap drill kit for insertion of a fixture for an implant includes an endosseous fixing guide, a direction checking pin body and a guide tap drill. The endosseous fixing guide and the direction checking pin body are combined and then inserted into an already-formed insertion hole and only the direction checking pin body is removed after checking a direction of the insertion hole, and the guide tap drill is inserted to the endosseous fixing guide remaining in the insertion hole and then rotated so as to enter into the insertion hole such that a screw thread is formed in accordance with the direction of the insertion hole at an inner wall of the insertion hole by the tap drill.

Abstract: A disposable dental aerosol device has a body having a tip receiving end, a valve receiving end, a central lumen formed between the tip receiving end and the valve receiving end, and a funnel at the tip receiving end, an aerosol capturing port having an aerosol capturing port lumen, and an aerosol capturing port entrance opening formed in the funnel and an aerosol port exit opening formed in the central lumen with the aerosol capturing port lumen spanning between the aerosol capturing port entrance opening and the aerosol capturing port exit opening.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a digital overdenture. The method includes a first operation of aligning and setting a plurality of pieces of implantation information of fixtures according to alveolar bone information in a planning image, a second operation of designing and manufacturing a surgical guide and a holder abutment mounting guide, a third operation of preparing a temporary denture corrected to form a temporary holder insertion portion having an inner surface part into which a holder device is inserted to be shape-matched therewith, in which the surgical guide is installed in the target arch to implant the fixtures and the fixing bar is fixed to the holder abutments moved to and coupled with top ends of the fixtures by the holder abutment mounting guide, and a fourth operation of manufacturing a digital overdenture including an artificial tooth portion and an artificial gum portion.