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US 2012/0164595 A1Published application
Articulator
OwnerChih-Chiang Suinventor
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Abstract
A denture articulator is provided for coupling denture casts to allow for occlusal adjustment of the casts. The articulator includes a base, a cross bar, and a top. The casts are mounted to the top and base by cast holder seats or cast retainer seats for simulation of mastication and occlusal adjustment. The top allows a user to adjust the vertical location of the cast and also allows the user to adjust the elevation of the cast.
Claims10
An articulator comprising:
- a base comprising a mandibular cast receptacle comprising a first bowl-shaped joint and a first rotatable axle at a location corresponding to the first bowl-shaped joint;
- two height adjustable rods extending upward from the base;
- a cross bar mounted to the two height adjustable rods, the cross bar comprising two arms extending from opposite ends thereof;
- a top rotatably coupled to the two arms of the cross bar, the top comprising a maxillary cast receptacle comprising a second bowl-shaped joint and a second rotatable axle at a location corresponding to the second bowl-shaped joint;
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- a first cast holder seat mounted to the first bowl-shaped joint, wherein the first cast holder seat comprises a first ball-shaped joint at a surface thereof opposite to a first cast mounting surface thereof, wherein the first bowl-shaped joint receives the first ball-shaped joint with the first rotatable axle having a first end directly abutting against the first ball-shaped joint.
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