Dental prosthesis
OwnerClaus G. Michnainventor
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Abstract
A synthetic tooth for replacing an actual tooth by inserting a flexible crowned member into the socket of the removed tooth. The synthetic tooth is conformed to the tooth socket and filled to replace the actual tooth therein.
Claims7
A synthetic tooth comprised of a crown, a flexible sack securely sealed to said crown and filled with a plastic material to conform with any shape and form of a tooth socket, said sack being hardened when conformed to said socket and includes an air/liquid venting means, whereby the air pressure and liquid build-up in the space between the sack and bottom of the tooth socket are vented.
A method for preparing a synthetic tooth composed of a crown and flexible sack secured thereto, that is arranged to fit securely in the socket of a removed tooth, said method comprising:
- (a) heating said flexible sack to a state where such is able to be conformed with the walls of the tooth socket and thereafter hardened on cooling;
- (b) placing said crown and heated sack over said socket;
- (c) injecting air through an opening of said crown to expand said heated sack snugly in said socket;
- (d) venting any air/liquid build-up in the bottom of the tooth socket;
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- (e) injecting a heated plastic material through a crown opening to fill said sack and form a hardened tooth in said socket, whereby said tooth is secure in the socket of the removed tooth.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.