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AssigneeNu-Dent, Inc.
InventorsPeter H. Jeffer, Richard F. Dettro, Harold DeHaven, Jr.
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A known elastomeric methyl methacrylate-free soft material has been used as a denture reline material. The material includes powder and liquid components which are mixed together and cured. The invention involves new uses of the material. Where the invention involves lining over a void in an acrylic denture, the resultant mixture is applied over the underlying surface of the acrylic over the void to chemically and mechanically bond the mixture in a seamless bond to the underlying surface of acrylic. A liner is formed having the characteristics of being flexible, resilient, shape retentive, hydrophobic, soft, spongy and cushiony. A known sealer component is then applied over the liner to create a non-absorbent exterior surface seal and glaze. Where the method is used to apply a liner around an implant cylinder or an implant healing cap anchored into a jaw bone the resultant mixture is applied around the surface of the implant or healing cap for forming a liner or gasket around the implant or healing cap. The sealer component is then applied over the liner to create a non-absorbent surface seal and glaze.
A method of lining over a void in a denture having an underlying surface of acrylic including the steps of (i) blending the components of an elastomeric material to form a resultant mixture, and (ii) applying the resultant mixture over the underlying surface of acrylic over the void to chemically and mechanically bond the mixture in a seamless bond to the underlying surface of acrylic to form a liner having the characteristics of being flexible, resilient, shape retentive, hydrophobic, soft, spongy and cushiony.
A method of applying a liner around an implant cylinder anchored into a jaw bone including the steps of (i) blending the components of an elastomeric material to form a resultant mixture, and (ii) applying the resultant mixture around the surface of the implant for forming a liner around the implant.
A method of applying a liner around a healing cap anchored into a jaw bone including the steps of (i) blending the components of an elastomeric material to form a resultant mixture, and (ii) applying the resultant mixture around the surface of the cap for forming a liner around the cap.
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