Kit and method for taking a dental impression
AssigneeAll Dental Prodx, LLC
InventorKatherine Liddle
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Abstract
The subject of the invention is a kit for taking a dental impression. The kit comprises a thermoplastic material for bite registration on one jaw side, an impression compound for taking an impression of the opposite jaw side, and a tray for receiving the thermoplastic material on one side and the impression compound on an opposite side thereof. The tray includes a pair of opposing side walls and a flexible membrane extending therebetween, the flexible membrane defines a first receiving area and a second receiving area, the thermoplastic material is adapted to be molded to the flexible membrane and the side walls and extend past each of the side walls in order to impart sufficient rigidity to the tray.
Claims7
A kit for taking a dental impression, comprising a thermoplastic material for bite registration on one jaw side, an impression compound for taking an impression of the opposite jaw side, and a tray for receiving the thermoplastic material on one side and the impression compound on an opposite side thereof, the tray includes a pair of opposing side walls and a flexible membrane extending therebetween, the flexible membrane defines a first receiving area and a second receiving area, the thermoplastic material is adapted to be molded to the flexible membrane and the side walls, and extend past an edge of each of the side walls in order to impart sufficient rigidity to the tray.
A method for taking a dental impression and at the same time registering the counterbite, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a thermoplastic material, an impression compound and a tray, the tray having a pair of opposing side walls and a flexible membrane extending between the side walls, the flexible membrane forming a first receiving area and a second receiving area,
- b) heating the thermoplastic material to at least the softening temperature thereof,
- c) introducing the thermoplastic material into one of the receiving areas so that the thermoplastic material covers one side of the flexible membrane and extends past an edge of each of the side walls of the tray,
- d) introducing the impression material into the opposite side of the tray,
- e) taking the impression and registering the counterbite.
A method for preparing a tray for taking a dental impression and at the same time registering the counterbite, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a thermoplastic material, an impression compound and a tray, the tray having a pair of opposing side walls and a flexible membrane extending between the side walls, the flexible membrane forming a first receiving area and a second receiving area,
- b) heating the thermoplastic material to at least the softening temperature thereof,
- c) introducing the thermoplastic material into one of the receiving areas so that the thermoplastic material covers one side of the flexible membrane and extends past an edge of each of the side walls of the tray,
- d) introducing the impression material into the opposite side of the tray.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.