Gum adjusting and shaping device
OwnerFu Yi Lininventor
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Abstract
A gum adjusting and shaping device mainly includes an outer die, an abutments of implanted tooth detachably put in the outer die, and a cap screw received in the abutments of implanted tooth for fixing the latter and the outer die to an artificial implant previously implanted in the tooth socket bone. The outer die is a cylindrical member having a rear end in the form of a truncated cone and can therefore advantageously expand the gum surrounding an empty tooth socket to where an artificial tooth is to be mounted. The expanded gum allows subsequent formation of a tooth mold deeply reaching the root of the abutments of implanted tooth to produce a desired artificial tooth completely matching with neighboring teeth.
Claims3
An gum adjusting and shaping device, comprising an abutments of implanted tooth for connecting to an artificial implant previously implanted in a tooth socket bone above an extracted tooth, and an outer die for expanding and shaping an area of gum to where a desired artificial tooth is to be mounted;
- said outer die being a short cylindrical member defining an inner space vertically extended through a full length of said outer die, at least two radially inward projected ribs being longitudinally and equally spaced along a peripheral wall of said inner space, and a rear end of said outer die facing toward said gum to be shaped being tapered to form a truncated cone;
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- said abutments of implanted tooth defining an inner space vertically extended through a full length thereof, a rear end of said inner space facing toward said gum to be shaped being reduced in diameter to provide a stepped surface, against which a cap screw extended into said inner space is abutted before projecting from a rear end of said abutments of implanted tooth to engage with said artificial implant;
- said abutments of implanted tooth having a length corresponding to that of said inner space of said outer die, and having an inclined outer peripheral wall on which at least two curve-bottomed grooves being longitudinally and equally spaced corresponding to said ribs in said inner space of said outer die;
- and a rear portion of said abutments of implanted tooth being shaped into a round tube that is adapted to tightly fit in said inner space of said outer die.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.