Anchorage for dental prosthetics
AssigneeCendres et Metaux S.A.
InventorsMarkus Bluemli, Alexis Buchholz, Heiner Kaufmann
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Abstract
The anchorage for dental prosthetics includes a male member which is attachable to a tooth and comprises, in a preferred embodiment, a ball head, and a female member which is attachable to a dental prosthesis. The female member comprises an internal thread and a lamellar insert having a threaded portion for receiving and retaining the ball head, the retention force of the lamellar insert being continuously adjustable by rotation thereof. A female member of this kind with a screwed lamellar insert allows a fine adjustment of the retention of the male member in accordance with the actual conditions.
Claims12
Anchorage for dental prosthetics, comprising a male member which is attachable to a tooth and provided with a head, and a female member which is attachable to a dental prosthesis, wherein said female member comprises an internal thread and a lamellar insert receiving and retaining said head of said male member, the retention force of said lamellar insert being continuously adjustable by rotation thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.