Patents by Inventor Leo Tjaderhane

Leo Tjaderhane has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for Improving Penetration or Long Term Adhesion of Compositions to Dental Tissues and Compositions Usable in Said Method
    Publication number: 20140050674
    Abstract: This invention concerns a method of improving penetration of compositions to dentin, enamel, dental pulp or cement and dental compositions for restoration or decoration of teeth, for use in pulp medication comprising, for root canal disinfection and/or obturation and for desensitizing. This invention also concerns uses of DMSO for improving the bond strength of dental composition and in preparing dental compositions. Further the invention concerns a new method of treating teeth so that penetration of components is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: University of Oulu
    Inventor: Leo Tjaderhane
  • Method and test kit for avoiding long-term failures in root canal treatments
    Publication number: 20030108490
    Abstract: The present invention discloses methods and test kits which are useful tools for the dentist and provide means for evaluating the periapical disease activity or inflammation and monitoring the need of continued or alternative medical treatment before finalizing the root treatment in teeth by measuring the presence or absence of MMPs in root canal exudates. The test kit is preferably constructed for chair-side use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventors: Leo Tjaderhane, Jaana Harkonen-Wahlgren, Timo Sorsa, Tuula Salo