Dentistry – Prosthodontics – Holding or positioning denture in mouth
Patent
1994-03-18
1995-10-24
O'Connor, Cary E.
Dentistry
Prosthodontics
Holding or positioning denture in mouth
433172, A61C 800
Patent
active
054605261
ABSTRACT:
Assembly for supporting a submaxillary denture on a lower jaw, comprising a base plate, which has the form of a curved strip, a bridge member on which the submaxillary denture is to be placed, a set of columns which are provided with threaded bores in which fixing screws fit to connect the columns with the base plate, and which are connected with the bridge member in order to allow the base plate to support this bridge member, a set of cortical screws for securing the base plate to the lower jawbone, the base plate being provided with first holes for receiving the fixing screws for fixing the columns to the base plate and second holes for receiving the cortical screws, the first holes being formed as elongated holes, the main axis thereof extending substantially transversely to the principal direction of extension of the strip-formed base plate and the longitudinal boundaries of the elongated holes being curved convexly in a plane parallel to the longitudinal plane of symmetry of the elongated holes, and the fixing screws having a concave head which projects relative to the longitudinal boundaries of the respective elongated hole and is formed complementary thereto.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4225668 (1980-09-01), Bartoli
patent: 4906189 (1990-03-01), Knapp
patent: 5221204 (1993-06-01), Kruger et al.
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