Complete denture patient simulator and manufacturing method thereof
US11881118B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 29, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 9, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29L2031/753
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a complete denture patient simulator and a manufacturing method thereof that provide the most similar facial shape to a real patient and allow movements of muscles in the oral cavity upon treatment to be represented in the same manner as upon the treatment of the real patient. According to the present invention, the complete denture patient simulator includes: an oral cavity portion having a maxilla-shaped body and a mandible-shaped body; a skin portion having the open mouth formed integrally with the oral cavity portion; and a deformation portion adapted to allow the oral cavity portion and the skin portion to be movable.
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