Dentistry – Prosthodontics – Holding or positioning denture in mouth
Patent
1987-03-10
1988-11-01
Wilson, John J.
Dentistry
Prosthodontics
Holding or positioning denture in mouth
433182, A61C 13225
Patent
active
047815922
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a device for supporting a partial denture on a front tooth or a molar tooth. A fixture member fixedly mounted on a supporting tooth crown is provided with a supporting member. A movable member formed of a shape memory alloy carrying out the martensite-transformation so as to be engageable and disengageable with the fixture member comprises a base portion to be fixedly mounted on the denture and movable portions which are subjected to the martensite-transformation to be transformed into a memorized form, thereby being engaged with the supporting member.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3535787 (1970-10-01), Korte
patent: 4037324 (1977-07-01), Andreasen
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