Arlo H King

US Patent:

8386061, Feb 26, 2013

Filed:

Jun 2, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/455443

Inventors:

Kimberly L. Violante - York PA, US
Arlo King - Lumberton NJ, US
Jon Jackson - Vancouver WA, US

Assignee:

DENTSPLY International Inc. - York PA

International Classification:

G06F 19/00
A61C 3/00

US Classification:

700 98, 433 24

Abstract:

Methods and systems for producing customized dental restoration and prosthesis, particularly denture prescriptions using a computer software program are provided. In this system, digital photographs of the patient to be fitted with the denture are taken, and the photographs are transferred to the software program. Based on these photographs, the program makes certain calculations. The program then prompts the dental professional to select the desired materials and structure for the denture. Based on this input, the program automatically produces a prescription for the denture. The digital prescription is sent to a dental laboratory for making the denture.

US Patent:

20090061390, Mar 5, 2009

Filed:

Feb 14, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/070076

Inventors:

Tom Cameron - Medford NJ, US
Vicky Nemzer - Newton PA, US
Al McDonald - Wallingford PA, US
Arlo King - Lumberton NJ, US
Christopher Chu - West Windsor NJ, US
Slawomir Banasiak - Kearny NJ, US

International Classification:

A61C 13/083

US Classification:

433215

Abstract:

A series of ceramic ingots is provided in which each ingot in the series, referred to as base ingots, has a shade corresponding to a different shade of a shade guide. The number of differently shaded base ingots is less than the total number of shades associated with the shade guide. A base ingot is selected from the series having a shade of a value at least as high as a shade associated with a patient's tooth. If the base ingot shade matches the patient's tooth, a restoration made with the selected base ingot can be glazed as is; otherwise the dental restoration is stained with a stain having a lower value than the selected base ingot to match the tooth. Thus, the total different number of ingot shades needed in inventory is reduced but without requiring staining in every case.