Dental impression tray and method of using the same
AssigneePhillip Phung-I HO
InventorsPhillip Phung-I HO, Chung-Chieh Lee
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Abstract
A dental impression tray has a base and a relator. The base has a biting portion and a handle. The biting portion is curved. The handle is formed on the biting portion and has an arc hole that is defined through the handle to receive impression material. The relator has a vertical bar and a horizontal bar. The relator is mounted in the arc hole and is fastened in the arc hole by impression material. The horizontal bar connects perpendicularly to the vertical bar. Therefore, the impression of the teeth to be crowned or veneered as well as the relation between the impression and the patient's face are obtained simultaneously.
Claims18
A dental impression tray comprising:
- a base having
- a biting portion being curved;
- and
- a handle being formed on the biting portion and having an arc hole being defined through the handle to receive impression material;
- and
- a relator having
- a vertical bar being detachably mounted in the arc hole using impression material;
- and
- a horizontal bar being attached to the vertical bar.
A method of using a dental impression tray comprising:
- providing a tray, the tray comprising
- a base having
- a biting portion being curved;
- and
- a handle being formed on the biting portion and having an arc hole being defined through the handle to receive impression material;
- and
- a relator having
- a vertical bar being detachably mounted in the arc hole using impression material and forming an alignment hole;
- and
- a horizontal bar being attached to the vertical bar;
- applying impression material comprising applying impression material to the biting portion of the base as well as the arc hole;
- patient biting into impression materials comprising putting the biting portion into the mouth so that the biting portion is bitten;
- inserting vertical bar comprising applying impression material into the arc hole and inserting the vertical bar into the material;
- adjusting the bars comprising aligning the vertical bar with bridge of nose and philtrum and the horizontal bar with the patient's eyes;
- and
- waiting for the impression materials to set comprising allowing the impression material to set to obtain an impression.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.