Dental articulation kit and method
First Claim
1. A method for dental articulation, comprising in any appropriate orderapplying to a tooth of a patient an absorbent material that includes a first chemical component of a binary marking system;
- allowing at least a portion of said first binary chemical component to deposit on to said tooth and at least a portion of the patient'"'"'s saliva to become absorbed by said absorbent material;
inserting into the patient'"'"'s mouth a substrate that includes a second chemical component of said binary marking system;
causing the patient'"'"'s teeth to occlude over said substrate thereby causing formation of a visible mark at occlusion contact points.
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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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66 Claims
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1. A method for dental articulation, comprising in any appropriate order
applying to a tooth of a patient an absorbent material that includes a first chemical component of a binary marking system; -
allowing at least a portion of said first binary chemical component to deposit on to said tooth and at least a portion of the patient'"'"'s saliva to become absorbed by said absorbent material;
inserting into the patient'"'"'s mouth a substrate that includes a second chemical component of said binary marking system;
causing the patient'"'"'s teeth to occlude over said substrate thereby causing formation of a visible mark at occlusion contact points. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A dental articulation kit comprising:
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an absorbent substrate, said substrate comprising an absorbent material and including a first chemical component of a binary marking system;
a second substrate including a second chemical component of binary marking system, said first and second substrates being sized for human dental articulation. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A method for dental articulation, comprising;
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applying to at least one tooth of a patient or articulation device a first chemical component of a binary marking system;
inserting into the patient'"'"'s mouth or articulation device a substrate sheet that contains a coating of microcapsules disposed on at least one side thereof, at least some of said microcapsules containing a second chemical component of said binary marking system;
causing first and second arches of said patient or articulation device to occlude over said substrate, thereby causing formation of a visible mark at occlusion contact points. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for dental articulation, comprising;
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applying to at least one tooth of a patient or articulation device a substrate sheet that includes a coating of microcapsules disposed on at least one side thereof;
causing first and second arches of said patient or articulation device to occlude over said substrate whereby at least some of said microcapsules rupture thereby releasing a material contained in said microcapsule at occlusion contact points, said material comprising a material that causes light to be emitted from said tooth at said occlusion contact points. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A dental articulation kit comprising:
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at least one substrate have first and second sides and include a coating of a microencapsulated first binary chemical component of a binary marking system disposed on at least one of said first and second sides;
a quantity of a second binary chemical component of said binary marking system sufficient to apply to at least one tooth of a patient or articulation device to enable dental articulation; and
an applicator for said second binary chemical component. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for dental articulation, comprising:
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applying to at least one tooth of a patient or articulation device a first chemical component of a binary marking system including first and second chemical components which produce a luminous effect when intermixed;
inserting into the patient'"'"'s mouth or articulation device a substrate that includes the second chemical component of said binary marking system;
causing first and second arches of said patient or articulation device to occlude over said substrate, thereby creating a luminous mark on said tooth at occlusion contact points. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for dental articulation, comprising;
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applying to at least one tooth of a patient or articulation device a mixture of a first chemical component and a second chemical component of a binary marking system, said first and second chemical components being separate in said mixture but reactive to form a visible mark upon application of pressure;
causing first and second arches of said patient or articulation device to occlude, thereby causing formation of said visible mark at occlusion contact points. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A dental articulation kit comprising:
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a mixture of a first chemical component and a second chemical component of a binary marking system, said first and second chemical components being separate in said mixture but reactive to form a visible mark upon application of pressure; and
an applicator for said mixture. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 56)
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44. A method for dental articulation, comprising;
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applying to at least a first tooth of a first arch of a patient or articulation device a first material;
applying to at least a second tooth of a second arch of said patient or articulation device a second material, said first and second chemical materials being reactive to form a visible mark upon application of pressure;
causing first and second arches of said patient or articulation device to occlude, thereby causing formation of a visible mark at occlusion contact points. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A dental articulation kit comprising:
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a first container containing a first material and a second container containing a second material, said first and second materials being reactive to form a visible mark upon application of pressure; and
an applicator for said first and second materials. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55)
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57. A device comprising:
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a substrate, said substrate being sized for dental articulation; and
a light-emitting material coated on said substrate, said light-emitting material being transferable to the tooth of a patient or articulation device upon the application of pressure. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60)
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61. A method for dental articulation, comprising:
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applying to the tooth of a patient or articulation device a light-emitting material; and
causing first and second arches of said patient or articulation device to occlude, thereby causing formation of a mark at occlusion contact points. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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