A
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HEALTH; LIFE-SAVING; AMUSEMENT
A61
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
A61C
DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE (non-driven toothbrushes A46B; preparations for dentistry A61K 6/00; preparations for cleaning the teeth or mouth A61K 8/00, A61Q 11/00)
Subclass index
DENTAL SURGERY 1/00-8/00
DENTAL PROSTHETICS; ARTIFICIAL TEETH 9/00-13/00
DEVICES FOR CLEANING OF TEETH OR MOUTH 15/00, 17/00
DENTAL AUXILIARY APPLIANCES 19/00
Dental surgery
A61C 1/00
Dental machines for boring or cutting
A61C 1/02
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characterised by the drive of the dental tools
A61C 1/04
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with treadle or manual drive
A61C 1/05
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with turbine drive
A61C 1/06
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with electric drive
A61C 1/07
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with vibratory drive, e.g. ultrasonic
A61C 1/08
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Machine parts specially adapted for dentistry
A61C 1/10
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Straight hand-pieces
A61C 1/12
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Angle hand-pieces
A61C 1/14
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Tool-holders
A61C 1/16
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Protecting caps for hand-pieces or angle-pieces
A61C 1/18
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Flexible shafts; Clutches or the like (flexible shafts in general F16C; clutches in general F16D)
A61C 3/00
Dental tools or instruments (implanting tools A61C 8/00; tools for fastening artificial teeth A61C 13/12; visual inspection devices, e.g. dental mirrors, A61B 1/24)
A61C 3/02
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Tooth drilling or cutting instruments; Instruments acting like a sandblast machine
A61C 3/025
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Instruments acting like a sandblast machine, e.g. for cleaning, polishing or cutting teeth [5]
A61C 3/03
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Instruments operated by vibration
A61C 3/04
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Supports for holding tooth drills in order of use
A61C 3/06
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Tooth grinding or polishing discs; Holders therefor
A61C 3/08
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Tooth pluggers or hammers
A61C 3/10
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Tooth pincettes or the like
A61C 3/12
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Tooth saws
A61C 3/14
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Dentists' forceps or the like for extracting teeth
A61C 3/16
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Dentists' forceps for removing crowns
A61C 5/00
Filling or capping teeth
A61C 5/02
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Implements for surgical treatment of the roots or nerves of the teeth; Nerve needles; Methods or instruments for medication of the roots (substances for chemical treatment A61K 6/00)
A61C 5/04
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Implements for filling natural teeth; Methods or instruments for medication of tooth nerve channels (composition of the fillings A61K 6/02)
A61C 5/06
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Amalgam presses or mixers
A61C 5/08
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Tooth crowns; Making same; Securing crowns in the mouth (dental implants A61C 8/00)
A61C 5/09
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Composite crowns [5]
A61C 5/10
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Methods or devices for making crowns [5]
A61C 5/11
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Securing crowns to natural teeth [5]
A61C 5/12
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Tooth clamps; Dam holders
A61C 5/14
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Lip or mouth protectors
A61C 7/00
Orthodontics, i.e. obtaining or maintaining the desired position of teeth, e.g. by straightening, evening, regulating, separating, or by correcting malocclusions
A61C 7/02
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Tools for manipulating or working with an orthodontic appliance [5]
A61C 7/04
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plier type [5]
A61C 7/06
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Extra-oral force transmitting means, i.e. means worn externally of the mouth and placing a member in the mouth under tension [5]
A61C 7/08
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Mouthpiece-type retainers [5]
A61C 7/10
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Devices having means to apply outwardly directed force, e.g. expanders [5]
A61C 7/12
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Brackets; Arch wires; Combinations thereof; Accessories therefor (A61C 7/10 takes precedence) [5]
A61C 7/14
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Brackets (A61C 7/28 takes precedence); Fixing brackets to teeth [5]
A61C 7/16
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specially adapted to be cemented to teeth [5]
A61C 7/18
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specially adapted to be fixed to teeth with a band; Bands therefor [5]
A61C 7/20
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Arch wires (A61C 7/28 takes precedence) [5]
A61C 7/22
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Tension adjusting means [5]
A61C 7/24
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Arch wire-enclosing guides [5]
A61C 7/26
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Arch wire attachments [5]
A61C 7/28
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Securing arch wire to bracket [5]
A61C 7/30
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by resilient means (A61C 7/34 takes precedence) [5]
A61C 7/32
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using ligature wires [5]
A61C 7/34
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using lock pins [5]
A61C 7/36
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Devices acting between upper and lower teeth [5]
A61C 8/00
Means to be fixed to the jaw-bone for consolidating natural teeth or for fixing dental prostheses thereon; Dental implants; Implanting tools (fastening of peg-teeth in the mouth A61C 13/30) [2]
A61C 8/02
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Means for transfixation of natural teeth [4]
Dental prosthetics; Artificial teeth [3]
A61C 9/00
Impression methods specially adapted for dental prosthetics; Impression cups therefor [3]
A61C 11/00
Dental articulators, i.e. for simulating movement of the temporo-mandibular joints; Articulation forms or mouldings
A61C 11/02
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characterised by the arrangement, location or type of the hinge means [5]
A61C 11/04
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resiliently biased [5]
A61C 11/06
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with incisal guide [5]
A61C 11/08
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with means to secure dental casts to articulator [5]
A61C 13/00
Dental prostheses; Making same (tooth crowns for capping teeth A61C 5/08; dental implants A61C 8/00) [4]
A61C 13/003
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Prostheses without bases, e.g. dental bridges (fastening prostheses in the mouth A61C 13/225); Making same (artificial teeth A61C 13/08) [6]
A61C 13/007
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Prostheses with bases, e.g. palates or plates; Making same [6]
A61C 13/01
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Bases [4]
A61C 13/02
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made by galvanoplastic methods; Surface treatment; Enamelling; Perfuming; Making antiseptic [4]
A61C 13/03
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of metal with a ceramic layer [6]
A61C 13/06
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made by punching [4]
A61C 13/07
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Linings or cushions therefor (characterised by means to improve suction A61C 13/24) [6]
A61C 13/08
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Artificial teeth; Making same (kilns for artificial teeth F27B)
A61C 13/083
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Porcelain or ceramic teeth [4]
A61C 13/087
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Artificial resin teeth [4]
A61C 13/09
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Multilayer teeth [4]
A61C 13/093
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characterised by a shape which improves retention [4]
A61C 13/097
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characterised by occlusal profiles [4]
A61C 13/10
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Fastening of artificial teeth to artificial base material, e.g. to palates or to adjacent artificial tooth (A61C 13/093 takes precedence; fastening prostheses in the mouth A61C 13/225)
A61C 13/103
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connected to base material by additional connecting member, e.g. knob or bar [6]
A61C 13/105
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with the connecting member embedded in base material [6]
A61C 13/107
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Prostheses for temporary restoration; Vestibular masks [4]
A61C 13/113
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Modular prostheses, e.g. using prefabricated bases or having prefabricated sets of teeth [4]
A61C 13/12
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Tools for fastening artificial teeth; Holders, clamps, or stands for artificial teeth
A61C 13/14
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Curing devices for plastics prostheses
A61C 13/15
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for curing by the action of light [6]
A61C 13/16
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Curing flasks; Holders therefor
A61C 13/18
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Presses for flasks
A61C 13/20
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Methods or devices for soldering, casting, moulding or melting [4]
A61C 13/225
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Fastening prostheses in the mouth (securing tooth crowns in capping teeth A61C 5/08; bases for prostheses A61C 13/01) [4]
A61C 13/23
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using adhesive foils or adhesive compositions (A61C 13/263 takes precedence) [4]
A61C 13/235
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Magnetic fastening (magnetic implants A61C 8/00) [4]
A61C 13/24
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Fastening by suction
A61C 13/25
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including valve or air passageway leading from suction area to lingual cavity [6]
A61C 13/263
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Screwing pinning or gluing of prostheses to natural teeth [4]
A61C 13/265
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Sliding or snap attachments [4]
A61C 13/267
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Clasp fastening [4]
A61C 13/271
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resiliently engaging between, or to, natural teeth [4]
A61C 13/273
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Locking prostheses to residual teeth by using rotational or sliding-locks or levers (A61C 13/265, A61C 13/277 take precedence) [6]
A61C 13/275
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Securing prostheses by using bridging bars or rails between residual teeth [4]
A61C 13/277
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Telescopic anchoring [4]
A61C 13/28
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Fastening by spring action between upper and lower parts of prostheses
A61C 13/30
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Fastening of peg-teeth in the mouth; Root pins [4]
A61C 13/32
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Stress-breakers [4]
A61C 13/34
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Making or working of models, e.g. preliminary castings, trial dentures; Dowel pins [4]
A61C 13/36
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Orienting or positioning of artificial teeth, e.g. determining precise location or attitude therefor [6]
A61C 13/38
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Tools not otherwise provided for, for use in connection with dental prostheses or the making thereof (implanting tools A61C 8/00) [6]
Tooth-cleaning or mouth-rinsing devices [5]
A61C 15/00
Devices for cleaning between the teeth
A61C 15/02
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Toothpicks [4]
A61C 15/04
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Dental floss; Floss holders [4]
A61C 17/00
Devices for cleaning, polishing, rinsing or drying teeth, teeth cavities or prostheses (instruments acting like a sandblast machine A61C 3/025; tooth polishing discs or holders therefor A61C 3/06; devices for cleaning between the teeth A61C 15/00); Saliva removers; Dental appliances for receiving spittle [5]

Note(s)

  • Cleaning of prostheses using ultrasonic techniques similar to those used for natural teeth is classified in this group. Other ultrasonic cleaning of prostheses is classified in group B08B 3/12.
A61C 17/02
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Rinsing or air-blowing devices, e.g. using fluid jets (combined with receptacles for spittle A61C 17/14; combined with power-driven cleaning or polishing devices A61C 17/16) [5]
A61C 17/022
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Air-blowing devices [5]
A61C 17/024
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with constant liquid flow [4]
A61C 17/028
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with intermittent liquid flow [4]
A61C 17/032
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using pressurised tap-water [4]
A61C 17/06
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Saliva removers; Accessories therefor [5]
A61C 17/08
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Aspiration nozzles [5]
A61C 17/10
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with mouth props, tongue guards, tongue depressors or cheek spreaders (mouth opening devices per se A61B 1/24; tongue depressors per se A61B 13/00) [5]
A61C 17/12
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Control devices, e.g. for suction [5]
A61C 17/14
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Dental appliances for receiving spittle, with or without rinsing means therefor, e.g. dental basins, spittoons, cuspidors [5]
A61C 17/16
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Power-driven cleaning or polishing devices [5]
A61C 17/18
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Chiselling scalers (A61C 17/20 takes precedence) [5]
A61C 17/20
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using ultrasonics [5]
A61C 17/22
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with brushes, cushions, cups or the like (brush bodies, e.g. arrangements of the bristles, A46B) [5]
A61C 17/24
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rotating continuously (A61C 17/40 takes precedence) [5]
A61C 17/26
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driven by electric motor [5]
A61C 17/28
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with rinsing means [5]
A61C 17/30
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driven by hydraulic motor, e.g. water motor [5]
A61C 17/32
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reciprocating or oscillating [5]
A61C 17/34
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driven by electric motor [5]
A61C 17/36
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with rinsing means [5]
A61C 17/38
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driven by hydraulic motor, e.g. water motor [5]
A61C 17/40
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orbiting, e.g. nutating [5]
A61C 19/00
Dental auxiliary appliances (dental chairs or accessories therefor, working stands whether or not combined with chairs A61G 15/00)
A61C 19/02
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Protective casings, e.g. boxes for instruments; Bags
A61C 19/04
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Measuring instruments specially adapted for dentistry (radiation diagnosis A61B 6/00)
A61C 19/045
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for recording mandibular movement, e.g. face bows [5]
A61C 19/05
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for determining occlusion [5]
A61C 19/055
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Paralleling devices [5]
A61C 19/06
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Implements for therapeutic treatment (radiation therapy A61N 5/00)
A61C 19/08
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combined with anaesthetising implements (dental hypodermic syringes A61M 5/00)
A61C 19/10
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Supports for artificial teeth for transport or for comparison of the colour