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Artificial teeth for anterior teeth portions

US4909738A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 25, 1989
Grant dateMar 20, 1990
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Expiry dateJul 25, 2009

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K6/838
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An artificial tooth for anterior teeth portions including a concave hollow extending from a basal segment to a lingual incisal segment and located in a substantially central segment, wherein: a percentage of the major diameter of the hollow to the full length is in a range of 10% to 100%, a maximum depth of the hollow is in a range of 0.5 mm to 5.0 mm and a minimum thickness of a cervical segment is in a range of 0.1 mm to 5.0 mm, and a width and length of the cervical segment being defined in terms of a percentage of the cervical minimum mesiodistal length to the maximum mediodistal length being in a range of 50% to 100% and a percentage of the cervical major diameter to the full major diameter being in a range of 10% to 50%.

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