Dentistry – Apparatus – Work support
Patent
1993-04-01
1994-08-02
Wilson, John J.
Dentistry
Apparatus
Work support
433 58, A61C 1100
Patent
active
053340175
ABSTRACT:
In a dental articulator having articulator arms which in their working position extend forwards, of which one is mounted in swivel/sliding joints to pivot about a swivel axis extending at right angles to the vertical longitudinal centre plane, and provided on the sides of the articulator arms facing one another are placement areas for a lower tooth model or upper jaw tooth model, and the tooth models can be fixed detachably by centering devices to the respective associated articulator arms, two different upper parts are associated with the articulator which can as desired be mounted accurately to and dismounted from the common lower part, and the centering devices are arranged on the respective associated upper part so that they are in an accurately fitting relationship to the centering device of the lower part in the mounted position of the associated upper part.
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Lang Hans W.
Straka Alfred
Kaltenbach & Voigt GmbH & Co.
Wilson John J.
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