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US 2001/0044092 A1Published application
Dental model
AssigneeIvoclar Vivadent AG
InventorOscar Raffeiner
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Abstract
A dental model, in particular for practice purposes, is provided, and has a support plate with recesses for artificial teeth, each of which has a tooth stump that fits into the associated recess. A gum mass overlaps both the teeth of a row of teeth and the recesses. The teeth are each disengageably held on the plate and in their associated recess with friction.
Claims19
A dental model comprising:
- a support plate having recesses for receiving artificial teeth in a row, each of said teeth having a tooth stump that fits into an associated one of said recesses;
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- a tooth gum mask that overlaps both said teeth as well as said recesses, wherein said teeth are releasably held, with friction, on said support plate and in said respective recesses.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.