Process for manufacturing prostetic dental reconstructions
First Claim
1. A method for producing a dental prosthesis to be fitted to a fitting member, the fitting member comprising a corresponding anatomical dental feature within a patient'"'"'s mouth, an abutment, or a corresponding mounting, said method comprising:
- determining the three-dimensional contours of the fitting member,producing a three-dimensional form of the dental prosthesis, enlarged by a predetermined enlargement factor, from a presintered and/or compacted tooth replacement material,producing
1) a working stump that is enlarged by said predetermined enlargement factor and which corresponds to a portion of the three-dimensional contours of the fitting member; and
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2) a working pack that is enlarged by the predetermined enlargement factor and which corresponds to a portion of the three-dimensional contour of the outer shape of the form;
said working stump and/or said working pack being produced from a material which has approximately the same shrinkage factor as the tooth replacement material,placing the working stump in the form and/or packing the working pack around the outside of the form to completely cover the form,sintering the form with the working stump and/or the working pack, whereby the form is stabilized and becomes said dental prosthesis during said sintering, andseparating the working stump and/or the working pack from the dental prosthesis after said sintering.
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Abstract
A method for producing a dental prosthesis to be fitted to a fitting member including the steps of: determining the three-dimensional contours of the fitting member; producing a three-dimensional form of the dental prosthesis; producing a working stump and/or a working pack; placing the working stump in the form and/or packing the working pack around the outside of the form to completely cover the form; sintering the form with the working stump and/or the working pack; and separating the working stump and/or the working pack from the dental prosthesis after sintering. The working stump and working pack are produced such that they are enlarged by a predetermined enlargement factor.
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8 Claims
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1. A method for producing a dental prosthesis to be fitted to a fitting member, the fitting member comprising a corresponding anatomical dental feature within a patient'"'"'s mouth, an abutment, or a corresponding mounting, said method comprising:
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determining the three-dimensional contours of the fitting member, producing a three-dimensional form of the dental prosthesis, enlarged by a predetermined enlargement factor, from a presintered and/or compacted tooth replacement material, producing
1) a working stump that is enlarged by said predetermined enlargement factor and which corresponds to a portion of the three-dimensional contours of the fitting member; and
/or
2) a working pack that is enlarged by the predetermined enlargement factor and which corresponds to a portion of the three-dimensional contour of the outer shape of the form;
said working stump and/or said working pack being produced from a material which has approximately the same shrinkage factor as the tooth replacement material,placing the working stump in the form and/or packing the working pack around the outside of the form to completely cover the form, sintering the form with the working stump and/or the working pack, whereby the form is stabilized and becomes said dental prosthesis during said sintering, and separating the working stump and/or the working pack from the dental prosthesis after said sintering. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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