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US 2020/0038151 A1Published application
Prosthesis As Well As Retrofit Kit For A Prosthesis
AssigneeIvoclar Vivadent AG
InventorsRobert Wolfgang Krybus, Andreas Häfele Clemens, Konrad Hagenbuch, Roger Frei
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Abstract
The invention relates to a dental prosthesis comprising a prosthesis base and teeth which are attached in or to the prosthesis base (14), wherein the prosthesis base (14) comprises a ventilation element, in particular a ventilation valve (12).
Claims17
A dental prosthesis comprising
- a prosthesis base, and
- teeth which are attached in or to the prosthesis base,
- wherein the prosthesis base comprises a ventilation element.
The dental prosthesis as claimed in 13,
- wherein the valve body lip is lifted from the prosthesis base upon application of pressure to an actuation element of the valve body from the tooth side of the prosthesis base and opens the valve.
A retrofit kit for a dental prosthesis comprising
- a prosthesis base having a valve body which may be inserted into a valve opening to be installed in the prosthesis base, or by a combination of a valve body with a valve seat which are prefabricated such that they match one another, wherein the valve seat may be installed in a bore to be installed in the prosthesis base and is attachable thereat by adhesive bonding or polymerization.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.