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US 4,906,186 AGranted
Template for setting artificial teeth in a denture
OwnerStanley L. France, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A template for setting artificial teeth comprises a pair of arched ridge formers pivoted at their front ends to a base so that the overall arch may be made wider or narrower to coincide with the curve of a model of the patient's opposing jaw. Shallow receptacles in the surfaces of the pivoted ridge formers receive the individual artificial teeth so they can be waxed to a base plate made from an impression of the patient's jaw.
Claims6
A template for setting artificial teeth in a denture comprising:
- a base member;
- a pair of ridge forms, each curved to conform to the curvature of one side of a patient's jaw from front to rear;
- pivot means at the front end of each said ridge form pivotally mounting said ridge form to said base to that said ridge forms may be pivotally adjusted in accordance with the size of the patient's jaw;
- an arch of indentations in the surface of said ridge forms, each said indentation being positioned to receive the biting or grinding portion of a tooth in a desired arrangement of teeth in said jaw;
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- a mark at the rear end of each of said ridge forms to enable one to align said ridge forms with a model of the patient's jaw.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.