Dental articulator, new bite registration guide, and diagnostic procedure associated with stereodont orthodontic study model

Abstract

A novel articulating apparatus, a novel bite registration guide, and a new procedure for diagnosis and study are used for the mounting preparation and arrangement of my stereodont Orthodontic Study Model of U.S. Pat. No. 3,787,979, granted on Jan. 29, 1973. In the form of my guide and my new articulator and my Orthodontic Study Model, there is reproduced very accurately the orthodontic parameters of the patient's dentition. The Orthodontist with this new articulator, bite registration guide, and my study model has a new and powerful tool which he can utilize in diagnosis and in treatment planning to shorten the treatment time and have better control of the desired tooth measurements. The novel procedure comprises sequential stages as follows: Stage A: The coronal assemblies of the Orthodontic Study Model are provided with the stone models of the crowns of the upper and lower teeth of the patient; Stage B: The completed coronal assemblies of Stage A are coupled to my new bite registration guide in the Orthodontic Study Model to form a triad of upper and lower models with the bite registration guide; and, Stage C: The triad obtained in Stage B, consisting of coronal assemblies coupled to a bite registration and mounted on the Orthodontic Study Model, is now mounted in my new geared articulator. In the mounted position the triad assembly is an accurate reproduction of the orthodontic parameters of the patient's dentition and serves as a basis for charting future movements of each of the teeth in x, y and i z directions to provide reproducable and highly accurate monitoring of orthodontic treatment.

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