Dentistry – Apparatus – Work support
Patent
1985-05-01
1987-08-18
Wilson, John J.
Dentistry
Apparatus
Work support
433 60, 433 64, 433 65, A61C 1100
Patent
active
046874429
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for holding and manipulating a dental cast in a dental articulator and a method for using this apparatus in combination with an occlusal plane table to adjust and record the positions of the teeth before and after repositioning of the dental cast is disclosed. The apparatus enables the dental cast to be translated in a plane and to be rotated about one or more of a plurality of axes which are chosen to correspond to the axes about which adjustments are made during dental surgery. The occlusal plane table includes a removable grid which provides a reference system with which to measure the adjustments to the position of the dental cast without the need to calibrate the various translational and rotational controls for each dental cast.
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