ARTHUR LAURENCE KAPIT
Dentist in Boca Raton, FL
License number
Pennsylvania DS030067L
Category
Dentistry
Type
Dentist
Address
Address
2
Boca Raton, FL 33496
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Professional information
Adjunct Professor At Nova Southeastern University
Position:
Orthodontist at Kapit Orthodontics, Adjunct Professor Dept of Orthodontics at Nova Southeastern University, Adjunct Professor at Nova Southeastern University
Location:
Boca Raton, Florida
Industry:
Medical Practice
Work:
Kapit Orthodontics
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Orthodontist
Nova Southeastern University
since 1999
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Adjunct Professor Dept of Orthodontics
Nova Southeastern University
since Sep 1999
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Adjunct Professor
Skills:
Dentistry, TMJ dysfunction, Invisalign, Cosmetics
Orthodontic Marginal Ridge Measurement Device
US Patent:
6783359, Aug 31, 2004
Filed:
Jul 3, 2002
Appl. No.:
10/187819
Inventors:
Arthur L. Kapit - Boca Raton FL 33496
International Classification:
A61C 300
US Classification:
433 3, 433 72, 433141
Abstract:
A marginal ridge attachment plate slides onto the center tab of a height gauge to provide more accurate orthodontic bracket placement. In use, vertically-extending legs on the attachment plate rest on mesial and distal marginal ridges of the tooth. The plate is shaped so that while the legs rest directly on the marginal ridges, a cut-out portion between the legs avoids contact and interference from the inward-facing slopes of the tooth cusps. Therefore, correct bracket height is measured with reference to the marginal ridges of the tooth rather than the tooth cusp.
Arthur Kapit, Boca Raton FL
Specialties:
Orthodontist
Address:
21301 Powerline Rd, Boca Raton, FL 33433
Orthodontic Height Positioning Gauge With Rotatable Heads
US Patent:
6296482, Oct 2, 2001
Filed:
Dec 26, 2000
Appl. No.:
9/746444
Inventors:
Arthur L. Kapit - Boca Raton FL
International Classification:
A61C 300
US Classification:
433 3
Abstract:
An orthodontic height hand gauge is both double-ended and double-sided, allowing four measurement heights to be determined by a single tool. Each end of the gauge has a rotatable element capable of rotating and stopping at zero degrees, 45 degrees, and 90 degrees from the handle axis by a plunger mechanism which provides a detent function. Rotatable ends provide proper gauge alignment to the tooth, especially for difficult-to-reach teeth in the back of the mouth. A center tab extends longitudinally from each rotatable element and is separated by a given distance from top and bottom legs which extend parallel to the center tab. The distances between the center tab and the legs are two different gauge heights to be measured. Thus, by using both ends of the tool, four gauge distances can be measured.