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US 2002/0163096 A1Published application
Duplication of lost dentures
OwnerWilliam Raymond Priceinventor
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A method of replacing a lost denture includes the steps of forming a mold 20 as an impression of the original denture, and of fabricating a replacement denture using this mold. The mold consists of a tissue side mold section and an exterior side mold section. The tissue side mold section is made of a dimensionally stable material, such as dental stone or an addition-cured silicone rubber, so that the tissue side of the denture can be accurately reproduced at a later time. The exterior side mold is made of a resilient material, so that the original denture and its duplicate can be removed from the mold. An injection passage and overflow passages can be drilled into the exterior side mold section so that a liquid resin can be injected to adequately fill the mold cavity to form the gum portion of the duplicate denture.
A method of supplying a replacement denture to a denture wearer upon the loss of an original denture, without requiring the assistance of the denture wearer to fit the replacement denture, the method comprising the steps of:
A method of providing a substitute denture to a patient upon the loss of an original denture, so that the substitute denture has a shape corresponding to a shape of the original denture so that a denture wearer can use the substitute denture in comfort, the method comprising the steps of:
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