Dynamically generated dental articulator controls
AssigneeRobotically Generated Prosthesis, LLC
InventorsRonald G. Presswood, Ronald G. Presswood, JR., Jonathan Bill
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Abstract
This invention relates to improved methods and apparatus for recording and simulating the condylar movement of an individual. This invention also provides a dental articulator which is designed to simulate the jaw or condylar movements of a patient. This instrument enables a dentist to obtain the necessary diagnostic information for treatment of the occlusal irregularities, such as malocclusion, and the fabrication of dental cast or “dentures”.
Claims7
An improved method for making dental restorations using an improved dental articulator comprising and upper frame for simulating the upper dental arch and a lower frame for simulating the lower dental arch, a pair of condyle, one or more removable condylar tables, an incisal pin, and a removable anterior guide table, the method comprising the steps of:
- producing an impression of a patient's dentition;
- recording the functional dynamics of occlusion to create a functionally generated path record;
- producing a model of the patient's upper dental arch and lower dental arch;
- placing the model of the upper arch and the lower arch in the improved articulator;
- placing the functionally generated path record in the articulator;
- filling the removable condylar tables and removable anterior guide table with a malleable material;
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- manipulating the model of the upper dental arch and the lower dental arch to scribe a path into the malleable material.
An improved method for making dentures using an improved dental articulator comprising and upper frame for simulating the upper dental arch and a lower frame for simulating the lower dental arch, a pair of condyle, one or more removable condylar tables, an incisal pin, and a removable anterior guide table, the method comprising the steps of:
- producing an impression of a patient's upper arch and lower arch;
- measuring the intraoral spacing between the upper and lower jaw and the lip line;
- placing the model of the upper arch and the lower arch in the improved articulator using the previously measured intraoral spacing;
- creating a set of Eric's rims;
- balancing the Eric's rims;
- placing the Eric's rims in the improved dental articulator;
- filling the removable condylar tables and removable anterior guide table with a malleable material;
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- manipulating Eric's rims to scribe a path into the malleable material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.