A61C
Dentistry
Official title: DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE (non-driven toothbrushes A46B; {tongue scrapers A61B17/24;} preparations for dentistry A61K6/00; preparations for cleaning the teeth or mouth A61K8/00, A61Q11/00)
A61C (Dentistry) appears on 25,741 US grants and 28,001 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 25,741
- Published applications
- 28,001
- Assignees
- 6,292
- Inventors
- 32,471
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 193 | 0 |
| 1977 | 199 | 0 |
| 1978 | 132 | 0 |
| 1979 | 153 | 0 |
| 1980 | 290 | 0 |
| 1981 | 262 | 0 |
| 1982 | 221 | 0 |
| 1983 | 177 | 0 |
| 1984 | 257 | 0 |
| 1985 | 282 | 0 |
| 1986 | 241 | 0 |
| 1987 | 279 | 0 |
| 1988 | 277 | 0 |
| 1989 | 365 | 0 |
| 1990 | 321 | 0 |
| 1991 | 455 | 0 |
| 1992 | 426 | 0 |
| 1993 | 407 | 0 |
| 1994 | 446 | 0 |
| 1995 | 345 | 0 |
| 1996 | 399 | 0 |
| 1997 | 397 | 0 |
| 1998 | 608 | 0 |
| 1999 | 595 | 0 |
| 2000 | 496 | 0 |
| 2001 | 599 | 141 |
| 2002 | 495 | 550 |
| 2003 | 417 | 687 |
| 2004 | 378 | 890 |
| 2005 | 388 | 926 |
| 2006 | 448 | 1001 |
| 2007 | 414 | 931 |
| 2008 | 348 | 1004 |
| 2009 | 248 | 955 |
| 2010 | 454 | 1062 |
| 2011 | 483 | 1052 |
| 2012 | 572 | 1033 |
| 2013 | 678 | 1044 |
| 2014 | 740 | 1150 |
| 2015 | 711 | 1182 |
| 2016 | 687 | 1183 |
| 2017 | 898 | 1224 |
| 2018 | 854 | 1338 |
| 2019 | 942 | 1327 |
| 2020 | 964 | 1422 |
| 2021 | 979 | 1391 |
| 2022 | 974 | 1496 |
| 2023 | 994 | 1423 |
| 2024 | 1081 | 1423 |
| 2025 | 1065 | 1287 |
| 2026 | 707 | 879 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- A61C 7/00Orthodontics, i.e. obtaining or maintaining the desired position of teeth5,071
- A61C 13/00Dental prostheses4,778
- A61C 19/00Dental auxiliary appliances4,474
- A61C 8/00Means to be fixed to the jaw-bone for consolidating natural teeth or4,314
- A61C 17/00Devices for cleaning, polishing, rinsing or drying teeth, teeth cavities or prostheses4,016
- A61C 5/00Filling or capping teeth3,863
- A61C 1/00Dental machines for boring or cutting3,524
- A61C 9/00Impression cups, i.e. impression trays3,271
All 15 main groupsShow fewer
- A61C 3/00Dental tools or instruments1,520
- A61C 15/00Devices for cleaning between the teeth1,442
- A61C 11/00Dental articulators, i.e. for simulating movement of the temporo-mandibular joints561
- A61C 2201/00Material propertiesIndexing code477
- A61C 2204/00Features not otherwise provided forIndexing code419
- A61C 2202/00Packaging for dental appliancesIndexing code235
- A61C 2203/00Means for making patients feel at ease during dental treatmentIndexing code55
Recent patents
- Time-of-flight measurement on user with cameras and position sensor6 Oct 2026US 12,751,628 B2Omni Medsci, Inc.
- Dental lasing device system and method6 Oct 2026US 12,751,792 B2
- Selecting tool heads for a tooth preparation6 Oct 2026US 12,751,793 B2Exocad GmbH
- Dental extraction kit, assembly and process for removing an embedded root of any broken tooth, crown or molar6 Oct 2026US 12,751,794 B1Richard M. Golden Family LLC
- Method for deriving cephalometric parameters for orthodontic diagnosis based on machine learning from three-dimensional (3D) cbct image taken in natural head position6 Oct 2026US 12,751,795 B2Ainsight Inc.
- Oral health care8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305807 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Oral care mode determination device, oral care mode determination method, and recording medium8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305810 A1Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Dental plaque detection device, dental plaque detection method, and recording medium8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305927 A1Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Dental air-abrasion handle capable of illumination8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306214 A1Guilin Woodpecker Medical Instrument Co., Ltd.
- Dental post kit and method of using the same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306215 A1King Saud University
Most cited
By later US patents
- Medical devices incorporating sim alloy elements2,338US 4,665,906 ARaychem Corporation · 1987
- Surgical apparatus permitting recharge of battery-driven surgical instrument in noncontact state1,979US 6,666,875 B1Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 2003
- Identification type instrument assembly, identification type adapter, identification type tube, and medical apparatus using them1,720US 6,899,538 B2J. Morita Manufacturing Corporation · 2005
- Ultrasonic device for fingertip control1,714US 9,023,071 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2015
- Multi-layered implant1,554US 5,686,090 AEthicon, Inc. · 1997