A tube and a method for preparation of a bite registration

Abstract

A tube (2) is formed of surgical mesh and has a closed end (4) and a filling end (5) including an opening (6). The tube (2) is packed with unset activated dental bite registration material forming a package. The package is located in an edentulous region of a patients jaw and teeth, particularly where two or more adjacent teeth are missing. A line of impression material is dispensed from a conventional impression material dispensing gun onto the upper surface of the located package and the occlusal surfaces of the subject's remaining teeth. The subject is then encouraged to bite normally into the package the line of impression material so that the impression material records the relative location of the occlusal surfaces of the subjects teeth during a bite. When the material has set the resulting bite registration (9) is removed. Models of the subjects dentition are fabricated from the conventional tray impressions and are then articulated using the bite registration (9) without requiring a wax block step.

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