System for establishing a reference plane for dental casts
US6109917A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 13, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61C19/045
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Dental apparatus which can determine a patient-specific reference plane so that the patient's teeth can be aesthetically oriented to an aesthetic axis-horizontal reference plane. The apparatus includes a face bow, an adjustable nasion relator assembly, a level gauge and a bite fork. The nasion relator assembly, along with the level gauge, enables the face bow to be moved to a level orientation.
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