Dental articulator
US4185387A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 16, 1977 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61C11/022
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An improved articulator for monitoring and correcting masticatory surfaces of the upper and lower jaw portions of a dental prosthesis model is provided. The improved articulator includes a frame and two reproduction bodies movably mounted on the frame that are respectively designed to carry an upper and lower jaw portion of a dental prosthesis. Articulation means connected to the reproduction bodies move the bodies three-dimensionally in relation to one another to copy the articulative movements of a patient. Compensation means connected to at least one of the reproduction bodies provides three-dimensional adjustment of a jaw model portion in relation to the reproductive body, when the jaw model is attached to the body.
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