Dentistry – Prosthodontics – Denture base construction
Patent
1996-12-30
1997-10-14
Wilson, John J.
Dentistry
Prosthodontics
Denture base construction
433191, A61C 1300
Patent
active
056765460
ABSTRACT:
Partial and full prosthetic denture plates and processes to make them are disclosed. A partial denture plate comprised of a denture base formed of a composite laminate having an intermediate layer of a woven fabric with non-woven veils disposed on opposite sides thereof is encapsulated in a polymeric resin. The denture base is molded to conform to a shape of a patient's mouth. The denture base has at least one tab extending from the denture base. The tab is oriented to be in alignment with the patient's natural teeth. A synthetic tooth is molded on each tab resulting in a denture device having a fiber-reinforced composite base and a synthetic tooth, or teeth, molded on each tab, the tab or tabs made of and extending from the fiber-reinforced composite. Similarly, a full denture plate is disclosed. A rib is positioned on a parabolic strip of the composite laminate, the rib generally conforming to a patient's gum line. Artificial teeth are then molded on the rib resulting in a full, prosthetic, denture plate.
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Brayton Daniel E.
Heitmann Scott L.
Centanni Michael A.
Wilson John J.
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