Back to results
US 8,282,394 B2Granted
Dental articulator apparatus having visible coding of teeth and jaw positions with respect to post-treatment goals
OwnerLawrence F. Andrewsinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A visible coding of components of an articulator apparatus that mount maxillary and mandible casts indicates the relative correspondence between post-treatment goals and the present locations of a person's teeth and jaws. From another aspect, the visible coding indicates at least a direction, and preferably, a direction and a distance, which a person's teeth and/or jaws must be moved to achieve the goals.
Claims2
A method for assembling an articulator apparatus using jaw cast support components colored to indicate correspondence between a current position of a jaw and a post-treatment position for the jaw, comprising:
- determining a current position of the jaw with respect to a post-treatment position for the jaw;
- selecting a first jaw cast support component having a color selected from the group including a first color indicating that the jaw is in an acceptable location with respect to the post-treatment position, a second color indicating that the jaw is anterior to a post-treatment AP (anteroposterior) position, and a third color indicating that the jaw is posterior to the post-treatment AP position;
- and
- connecting the selected first jaw cast support component to a second jaw cast support component.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.