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US 2007/0178425 A1Published application
Adjustable dental bite fork
AssigneeUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore
InventorsCarl Driscoll, Charlson Choi
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Abstract
An adjustable bite fork that includes first and second wing portions, each having a front member defining an opening, and a leg portion extending from the front portion to a first end distal to the front portion, wherein the openings of the wing portions are aligned in registry with one another and an adjustable connection member extends through the openings; and a method for aligning a cast of a patient's maxillary jaw on an articulator is also disclosed.
Claims6
A dental bite fork comprised of:
- a first wing section having a front member defining a first opening, and a leg portion extending from the front portion to a first end distal to the front portion;
- a second wing section having a front member defining a second opening and a leg portion extending from the front portion to a first end distal to the front portion;
- the second opening in registry with the first opening such that the first end of the leg portion of the first wing section is separated from the first end of the leg portion of the second wing section by a first distance;
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- an adjustable connection member extending through the first and second openings, thereby allowing the first ends of the leg portions to be separated by a second distance that is less than the first distance.
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A method for aligning a maxillary cast of a patient on an articulator, the method comprised of:
- forming a maxillary cast of a patient's mouth;
- loosening a connection member joining a first wing section and a second wing section of a bite fork together;
- setting a distance between a first end of the first wing section and a first end of the second wing section so as to align the wing sections with the patient's maxillary jaw;
- obtaining a registration of the patient's maxillary teeth;
- attaching the aligned bite fork to the articulator;
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- positioning the maxillary cast on the bite fork.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.