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US 2022/0023017 A1Published application
Offset gingival overlay dentures
AssigneeGlobal Dental Science, LLC
InventorsTimothy C. Thompson, Jerry Gaubert, Becky Licon
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Abstract
An offset gingival overlay denture is provided. An offset gingival overlay denture may include a denture core and a gingival overlay extending over a portion of the denture core. The denture core may provide support to artificial dentition structures, such as teeth, and a gingival overlay may simulate natural mucosa, such as gum tissue.
Claims20
A gingival overlay denture comprising:
- a denture core having tooth material, and comprising:
- a gingival core having an overlay layer configured from removed portions of the denture core, the gingival core further having a gingival overlay comprising a layer of material configured to mimic natural gingiva, the gingival overlay being applied to the overlay layer.
A denture core comprising:
- a gingival core having an overlay layer configured from removed portions of the denture core, the gingival core further having a gingival overlay comprising a layer of material configured to mimic natural gingiva, the gingival overlay being applied to the overlay layer to support a gingival overlay;
- and an artificial dentition structure formed integrally with the gingival core.
A method of making a gingival overlay denture comprising:
- forming a denture core comprising:
- a gingival core configured to support a gingival overlay;
- and
- an overlay layer comprising a surface layer of the gingival core configured to receive the gingival overlay;
- and
- attaching the gingival overlay to the denture core.
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