Method and apparatus for using a display associated with a dental kiln
AssigneeIvoclar Vivadent AG
InventorsRobert Grunenfelder, Gottfried Rohner
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Abstract
An kiln for dental restoration components is provided, and comprises an indicator having an image screen for displaying information. The image screen is provided with at least two, and in particular at least three, surface areas with which optically distinguishable features, including colors, types and structures, can be represented. The surface areas together essentially form a front and/or side view of at least one tooth.
Claims32
A method of using a display associated with a dental kiln used for firing dental restorations, there being a control circuit associated with the display and an input circuit associated with the control circuit;
- the method including the steps of:
- transferring via the input circuit to the control circuit a data set of a tooth to be restored, or of a tooth adjacent the tooth to be restored;
- and
- using the control circuit to represent on the image screen, surface areas that when viewed together essentially correspond to a front and/or side view of the tooth to be restored, wherein the surface areas are demarcated from one another and each surface area has a distinguishable feature, such as a type, color, brightness or the like, and wherein each feature corresponds to a tooth color of a tooth that is to be produced.
A dental kiln assembly used for firing dental restorations;
- the assembly comprising:
- a kiln;
- a display associated with the kiln;
- a control circuit associated with the display;
- and
- an input circuit associated with the control circuit, said input circuit inputting data corresponding to an image of at least one tooth that is to be restored, or an adjacent tooth, to the control circuit:
- characterized by:
- the control circuit being able to process the data received from the input circuit and to create an image on the display of at least two, and in particular at least three, surface areas with which optically distinguishable features can be represented, and wherein the surface areas together essentially form a front and/or side view of a tooth to be restored.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.