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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

DIGITAL AND 3D DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY

SNAP-ON SMILE

LIGHT-ACTIVATED WHITENING SYSTEMS

AIR ABRASION

MINIMALLY INVASIVE TECHNIQUES

LASER CARIES DETECTION

COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING/COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING (CAD/CAM)

PATENT ANALYSIS

TABLE 14 NUMBER OF U.S. DENTAL TECHNOLOGY PATENTS GRANTED BY YEAR, 1990-2008

FIGURE 3 U.S. DENTAL TECHNOLOGY PATENTS GRANTED BY YEAR, 1990-2008

TABLE 15 U.S. PATENT INVENTORS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR MAJOR DENTAL-RELATED PATENTS, APRIL-SEPTEMBER 2008

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FIGURE 4 U.S. PATENT LOCATIONS FOR MAJOR DENTAL RELATED PATENTS, APRIL TO SEPTEMBER 2008 (NUMBER OF PATENTS)

FIGURE 4 (CONTINUED)

Patent Analysis (Continued)

Patent Analysis (Continued)

CHAPTER 4: PROFESSIONAL DENTAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

OVERVIEW

DENTAL EQUIPMENT

OVERVIEW

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Dental Furniture

Operatory Units

TABLE 16 SELECTED MANUFACTURER AND DISTRIBUTOR LIST FOR GENERAL DENTAL FURNITURE

Cavity Preparation Systems and Air Abrasion Units

Dental Lasers

Diode Laser

CO2 Laser

Erbium Laser

TABLE 17 SELECTED LIST OF DENTAL LASER MANUFACTURERS AN
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