Dental model base assembly
OwnerRonald E. Huffmaninventor
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Abstract
A dental model base for supporting a cast dental model where the dental model base has preformed apertures adaptable for securing the dental model to the dental model base and for disengagably retaining a segment of the dental model representing a tooth to be repaired. The preformed apertures are formed through the dental model support surface and a projection extending into a cavity opposite the dental model support surface. The dental model base has a dental model base body which is adaptable for supporting the dental model. The dental model base body may be connected to a disposable articulator or to a metal articulator.
Claims33
A dental model base comprising:
- a dental model mounting surface, said dental model mounting surface having a first side and a second side, said first side adapted to be adjacent a dental mold;
- a wall extending from said dental model mounting surface second side, said wall having an interior surface and an exterior surface, said interior surface defining a cavity;
- and,
- a plurality of projections extending from said dental model mounting surface second side into said cavity, said projections defining a plurality of tapered apertures extending from said dental model mounting surface first side, said apertures adapted to receive a tapered pin.
A dental model base comprising:
- a dental model mounting surface, said dental model mounting surface having a first side and a second side, said first side adapted to be adjacent a dental mold;
- a wall extending from said dental model mounting surface second side, said wall having an interior surface and an exterior surface, said exterior surface generally following the contour of a predefined gum line, said interior surface defining a cavity;
- and,
- a projection extending from said dental model mounting surface second side into said cavity, said projection defining a plurality of tapered apertures extending from said dental model mounting surface first side, said apertures adapted to receive a tapered pin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.