Method and device for enhanced dental articulation
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Abstract
A method for performing a dental articulation test and a related test kit are provided. In preferred embodiments, the method includes applying a first chemical component of a binary marking system to at least one tooth of a patient or articulation device. A substrate sheet that contains a coating of microcapsules disposed on at least one side thereof, with at least some of the microcapsules containing a second chemical component of the binary marking system is inserted into the patient'"'"'s mouth or the articulation device. The first and second arches of the patient or articulation device are then caused to occlude over the substrate, thereby causing formation of a visible mark at the occlusion contact points. The dental articulation kit includes the substrate sheet, an applicator for applying the first chemical component of the binary marking system to teeth, and a quantity of the first chemical component of the binary marking system sufficient to apply to at least one tooth.
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2. A dental articulation kit comprising:
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a substrate, said substrate being sized for dental articulation; and
a coating of microcapsules disposed on at least one surface of said substrate, said microcapsules containing a phosphorescent chemical. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for dental articulation comprising,
inserting into a patient'"'"'s mouth or dental articulation device a substrate sheet having disposed on at least one side thereof a coating of microcapsules containing a phosphorescent chemical; - and
causing first and second arches of said patient'"'"'s mouth or said articulation device to occlude over said substrate sheet at a plurality of occlusion points, thereby causing a visible phosphorescing mark at each occlusion contact point. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A dental articulation kit comprising:
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a substrate, said substrate being sized for dental articulation; and
a coating of a phosphorescent chemical disposed on at least one surface of said substrate. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for dental articulation, comprising:
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inserting into a patient'"'"'s mouth or dental articulation device a substrate sheet having disposed on at least one side thereof a coating of a phosphorescent chemical; and
causing first and second arches of said patient'"'"'s mouth or of said dental articulation device to occlude over said substrate sheet at a plurality of occlusion points, thereby causing a visible phosphorescing mark at each occlusion contact point. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 34)
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28. A dental articulation kit, comprising:
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a substrate, said substrate being sized for dental articulation;
a coating of a first set of microcapsules containing a first light-emitting chemical disposed on at least one surface of said substrate; and
a coating of at least a second set of microcapsules containing a second light-emitting chemical disposed on at least said one surface of said substrate. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method for dental articulation, comprising:
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inserting into a patient'"'"'s mouth or dental articulation device a substrate sheet having disposed on at least one side thereof a first coating of microcapsules containing a first light-emitting chemical of one color and a second coating of microcapsules containing a second light-emitting chemical of second color; and
causing first and second arches of said patient'"'"'s mouth or said articulation device to occlude over said substrate sheet at a plurality of occlusion points, thereby causing visible marks of first and second colors at each occlusion contact point. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44)
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45. A dental articulation kit, comprising:
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a substrate, said substrate being sized for dental articulation;
a coating of a first set of microcapsules containing a first phosphorescent chemical disposed on at least one surface of said substrate; and
a coating of at least a second set of microcapsules containing a second phosphorescent chemical disposed on at least one said at least one surface of said substrate. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A method for dental articulation, comprising:
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inserting into a patient'"'"'s mouth or a dental articulation device a substrate sheet having disposed on at least one side thereof a first coating of microcapsules containing a first phosphorescent chemical of one color and a second coating of microcapsules containing a second phosphorescent chemical of second color; and
causing first and second arches of said patient'"'"'s mouth or said articulation device to occlude over said substrate sheet at a plurality of occlusion points, thereby causing visible marks of first and second colors at each occlusion contact point. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61)
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Specification