Method of Using a Demonstration Dental Template with Digital Representation for Modeling Dental Restorations

• US 20110033815A1
• Filed: 10/15/2010
• Published: 02/10/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mary Sue Stonisch
• Original Assignee: Mary Sue Stonisch
• Inventors: Stonisch, Mary Sue
• Granted Patent: US 8,376,745 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 433/24
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 13/0001 In-situ dentures; Trial or temporary dentures
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 19/10 Supports for artificial teeth for transport or for comparison of the colour
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 5/20 Repairing attrition damage, e.g. facets

Abstract

A dental prosthesis or demonstration dental template (10) simulates the front surfaces of a patient'"'"'s teeth and is positioned to overlay over a patient'"'"'s natural teeth (40) to provide an indication of what a permanent restoration may look like once applied to the patient'"'"'s teeth. Digital imagery of the demonstration dental template is taken to record the desired plane of occlusion and desired incisal length along the vertical plane.

Claims

1. A method for setting a desired horizontal plane of occusion and the incisal length of a permanent dental restoration;

said method comprising the steps of;

temporarily adhering a demonstration dental template at a desired position to overlay in front of the teeth of a patient at a desired plane of occusion and at a desired incisal length to provide an unobstructed view of the demonstration dental template to said patient;

taking digital imagery of said demonstration dental template at said desired position to record said desired plane of occlusion and said desired incisal length;

removing said demonstration dental template from said teeth;

preparing natural teeth for the installation of a permanent restoration;

taking three dimensional digital imagery of said prepared teeth; and

correlating said digital imagery of said prepared teeth with said digital imagery of said demonstration dental template for use in manufacturing said permanent restoration.

2. A method as defined in claim 1 further comprising:

said step of adhering said demonstration dental template being to unprepared natural teeth before the preparing of the natural teeth for the installation of permanent restoration.

3. A method as defined in claim 1 further comprising:

said step of preparing said natural teeth being before temporarily adhering said demonstration dental template whereby said demonstration dental template is temporarily adhered to said natural teeth that are already prepared for a permanent restoration.

4. A method as defined in claim 3 further comprising:

filling a cavity in a temporary restoration which has simulated teeth with a curing agent and placing the temporary restoration with the prepared natural teeth; and

curing the curing agent to temporarily bond the temporary restoration with said prepared natural teeth.

5. A method as defined in claim 2 further comprising:

filling a cavity in a temporary restoration which is previously set and hardened and has simulated teeth with a curing agent and placing the temporary overlay with the prepared natural teeth; and

curing the curing agent to temporarily bond the temporary restoration with said prepared natural teeth.

6. A method as defined in claim 1 further comprising:

filling a cavity in a temporary overlay which is previously set and hardened and has simulated teeth with a curing agent and placing the temporary overlay with the prepared natural teeth; and

curing the curing agent to temporarily bond the temporary restoration with said prepared natural teeth.

7. A method as defined in claim 3 wherein said temporary restoration is pliable and not set and is set and cured after being installed onto said prepared natural teeth.

8. A method as defined in claim 2 wherein said temporary restoration is pliable and not set and is set and cured after being installed onto said prepared natural teeth.

9. A method as defined in claim 1 wherein said temporary restoration is pliable and not set and is set and cured after being installed onto said prepared natural teeth.