Dentistry – Apparatus – Work support
Patent
1991-10-09
1993-11-02
Mancene, Gene
Dentistry
Apparatus
Work support
433 55, A61C 1100
Patent
active
052579328
ABSTRACT:
A jaw model articulator clearly identifies condyle joint strain as well as fully emulates a patient's straight bite and cross bite. The spatial relationship of the upper and lower jaws with respect to the condyle joints and to each other is accurately determined by just two wax bite impressions taken of the patient. No extraneous mechanical hardware needs to be attached to the patient's head. The two wax impressions are sequentially inserted between the upper and lower jaw models. The resulting change in the models relative positions are measured and the values inputted to a desk top personal computer. The computer calculates the precise location of the rotational axis defined by the condyle joints, and the articulator is set up accordingly.
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Harter Robert J.
Leinfelder Marcus J.
Lucchesi Nicholas D.
Mancene Gene
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