Mounting arrangement for an exchangeable tooth in an artificial dental jaw model
First Claim
1. In a model for an artificial dental jaw having a replaceable tooth and a jaw model, a mounting arrangement for said replaceable tooth comprising said tooth having a cylindrical shank extending downwardly from the bottom thereof elastically retained in a recess formed in said jaw model, a leaf spring positioned in said jaw model for retaining said tooth in said jaw model, and a groove formed in the said shank, said leaf spring engaging into the groove in the shank for releasably engaging said tooth in said jaw model.
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Abstract
A mounting arrangement for a tooth in an artificial dental jaw model, especially in an artificial denture skull, and which is utilized for teaching and practice purposes. The tooth which is to be exchanged or replaced can be pulled out with an ordinary pair of extracting pliers and in an imitation of an actual extracting procedure, and the new tooth can be inserted with the application of a forcible or strong finger pressure.
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- 1. In a model for an artificial dental jaw having a replaceable tooth and a jaw model, a mounting arrangement for said replaceable tooth comprising said tooth having a cylindrical shank extending downwardly from the bottom thereof elastically retained in a recess formed in said jaw model, a leaf spring positioned in said jaw model for retaining said tooth in said jaw model, and a groove formed in the said shank, said leaf spring engaging into the groove in the shank for releasably engaging said tooth in said jaw model.
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