Device for simulating jaw movements and a method for generating the device

A device for simulating jaw movements, the device comprising:

• an upper jaw model (3);
• a lower jaw model (4);
• at least one first device unit (1) attached contiguously to the upper jaw model (3);
• and
• at least one second device unit (2) attached contiguously to the lower jaw model (4),
• wherein the at least one first device unit (1) comprises an engagement means (5) and the at least one second device unit (2) comprises one or more openings (6) for receiving the engagement means (5), or vice versa,
• wherein the engagement means (5) includes a spherical joint head (9) and an elongated intermediate section (11) supporting the spherical joint head (9) at a free end thereof,
• wherein the one or more openings (6) includes a first opening (13), a second opening (14), and a third opening (15) which partially overlap in an overlapping region,
• wherein the spherical joint head (9) is received within the one or more openings (6) with the spherical joint head (9) being independently receivable in each of the first opening (13), the second opening (14), and the third opening (15), and
• wherein the engagement means (5), with the spherical joint head (9) being received within the one or more openings (6), is arranged to perform a rotational movement and a translational movement within the one or more openings (6).