Dentistry – Apparatus – Work support
Patent
1986-01-31
1988-05-17
Wilson, John J.
Dentistry
Apparatus
Work support
433 63, 433 65, A61C 1100
Patent
active
047447516
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for removably mounting dental casts within a dental articulator. The apparatus includes two removable fixtures attached to the articulator by a connector such as a screw, bolt or threaded rod; each fixture having a plate for supporting a dental cast, a groove and pin arrangement for orienting the fixture within the articulator and at least two brackets, each provided with apertures for passing a retaining bolt which maintains the cast in a predetermined position. Also, a method for removably and reproducibly mounting dental casts within a dental articulator by using the removable fixtures of the invention.
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Finkelstein Arthur M.
Finkelstein Reuben W.
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