Device and method for holding prosthetic teeth

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United States of America

PATENT NO 10537412
APP PUB NO 20180110599A1
SERIAL NO

15561863

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The invention relates to a device for holding prosthetic teeth (2), the device comprising a negative form (1) and at least one clamping unit (6), wherein in the negative form (1), recesses (4) for holding coronal sides (12) of the prosthetic teeth (2) are provided, wherein the recesses (4) are formed in such a manner that the prosthetic teeth (2) can be inserted in an unequivocally position and orientation into the recesses (4), wherein the at least one clamping unit (6) is affixable or is affixed to the negative form (1) with a connecting means (10), and wherein the at least one clamping unit (6) has at least one elastic holding means (8), wherein with the at least one elastic holding means (8), an elastic force is exercisable or is exerted from at least two different directions onto the prosthetic teeth (2) inserted into the negative form (1), while the at least one clamping unit (6) is affixed to the negative form (1), so that the prosthetic teeth (2) are affixed in the device. The invention also relates to a method for affixing, and preferably processing, prosthetic teeth (2) and a set for implementing such a method, having several prefabricated prosthetic teeth (2) and at least one such device.

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KULZER GMBH63450 HANAU

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Woldegergis, Yohannes Hanau, DE 8 25

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