A61C 3/06
Tooth grinding or polishing discs
Official title: Tooth grinding or polishing discs; Holders therefor {(prophylactic cups A61C17/005)}
A61C3/06 (Tooth grinding or polishing discs) appears on 164 US grants and 179 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 164
- Published applications
- 179
- Assignees
- 75
- Inventors
- 294
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 5 |
| 2003 | 3 | 4 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 12 |
| 2007 | 1 | 15 |
| 2008 | 8 | 11 |
| 2009 | 2 | 9 |
| 2010 | 4 | 5 |
| 2011 | 3 | 7 |
| 2012 | 3 | 9 |
| 2013 | 7 | 9 |
| 2014 | 4 | 6 |
| 2015 | 4 | 6 |
| 2016 | 4 | 5 |
| 2017 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 | 13 |
| 2019 | 6 | 7 |
| 2020 | 7 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 | 9 |
| 2022 | 5 | 8 |
| 2023 | 1 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 |
| 2025 | 4 | 7 |
| 2026 | 3 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Dental wedges and matrix bands for use in direct composite restoration techniques11 Aug 2026US 12,702,527 B2Burton Dental Innovations, LLC
- Rotary instrument storage, monitoring, and access control system2 Jun 2026US 12,646,611 B1King Saud University
- Dental wedges, matrix bands, and dental separator rings for use in direct composite restoration techniques24 Mar 2026US 12,582,503 B2Burton Dental Innovations, LLC
- Mechanical method of determining the best material for use as clear aligner composite resin attachment among experimented groups2 Dec 2025US 12,484,992 B1King Saud University
- Coated abrasive tool, method for producing the same and abrasive dental product24 Jun 2025US 12,338,534 B2ecoCOAT GmbH
- Arrangement applied to a dental shank9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191621 A1
- Dental polishing cup30 Apr 2026US 2026/0115126 A2izzo, LLC
- Segmental oscillation tool and lubricant25 Dec 2025US 2025/0387196 A1
- Cleaning powder and whitening oral care formulations13 Nov 2025US 2025/0345253 A1
- Lathe adapter assembly for dental polishing6 Nov 2025US 2025/0339235 A1Wrmdsv Iv, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Process and apparatus for treating teeth498US 4,478,580 A1984
- Interproximal devices and methods of using same129US 7,455,521 B22008
- Abrading tool124US 4,561,214 AInoue-Japax Research Incorporated · 1985
- Interproximal reduction templates100US 10,813,720 B2Align Technology, Inc. · 2020
- Dental debridement method and tool therefor81US 5,882,201 A1999