Dental Prosthesis Stabilizer
AssigneeGroup Vander Kerken Van der Veken
InventorsAndre Jozef Ernest Van Der Kerken, Pieter Van Der Veken
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Abstract
An improved dental prosthesis stabilizer includes two arms connected to each other by a hinge joint and with which an upper dental prosthesis and a lower dental prosthesis are coupled to one another. A spring is provided at the hinge joint with which the upper prosthesis and the lower prosthesis are pushed away from each other. At least one of the arms is telescopic and is formed of a bent distal end of the spring, which can be axially moved in a bent guide. The guide is fixed on the upper dental prosthesis or the lower dental prosthesis or is embedded therein.
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An improved dental prosthesis stabilizer having two arms connected to each other by a hinge joint and with which an upper dental prosthesis and a lower dental prosthesis are coupled to one another, wherein a spring is provided at the hinge joint with which the upper prosthesis and the lower prosthesis are pushed away from each other, wherein at least one of the arms is telescopic and is formed of a bent distal end of the spring, which can be axially moved in a bent guide, wherein the guide is fixed on the upper dental prosthesis or the lower dental prosthesis or is embedded therein.
A dental prosthesis comprised of an upper dental prosthesis and a lower dental prosthesis having two dental prosthesis stabilizers, wherein each dental prosthesis stabilizer includes two arms connected to each other by a hinge joint and with which an upper dental prosthesis and a lower dental prosthesis are coupled to one another, wherein a spring is provided at the hinge joint with which the upper prosthesis and the lower prosthesis are pushed away from each other, wherein at least one of the arms is telescopic and is formed of a bent distal end of the spring, which can be axially moved in a bent guide, wherein the guide is fixed on the upper dental prosthesis or the lower dental prosthesis or is embedded therein, wherein the hinge joint defines a hinge point, wherein the hinge point of each of the dental prosthesis stabilizers, in a closed position of the dental prosthesis, is approximately situated on what is called the Curve of Spee (A) with respect to the set of teeth of the person for whom the dental prosthesis is designed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.