THE COMBINATION OF A PHYSICAL MODEL OF A SET OF A PATIENT'S TEETH AND AN ELONGATED IMPLANT ANALOG, AN ELONGATED IMPLANT ANALOG AND A METHOD OF MAKING A PHYSICAL MODEL OF A SET OF TEETH

摘要

The invention relates to a physical model of a person's teeth and to an analog configured to mutually snap engage upon insertion of the analog to a the desired depth into a hole in the physical model representative of an implant in the person's bone, with a peripheral or annular space between the analog and the model in the hole between the location of the snap engagement and a distal portion that together with the snap engagement define contact areas serving to keep the analog from sideways or turning movements within the hole.

主权项

1. The combination of a physical model of a set of a patient's teeth and an elongated implant analog for insertion into said physical model to simulate a dental implant, said analog having a first end and a second opposite end and being internally configured to mate with a fixture part of a dental restoration to be finalized using said physical model, said analog having a stop section located between said first and second end and including a face oriented away from said first end, said physical model having a base face and an opposite gingival part, a through-going hole extending from said base face to said opposite gingival part, said physical model including an internal abutment face in said through-going hole, and said physical model and said analog having mating rotation restricting faces restricting rotation of said analog inserted into said hole, said stop section and said abutment face being complementary to define a snap engagement for maintaining a desired insertion depth of said analog in said hole, said physical model and said analog being configured to provide i) for a peripheral space between said physical model and said analog inside said hole along a length of said analog extending to a distal portion distant from said snap engagement, and ii) for said distal portion to contact said physical model in said hole, to maintain said analog against sideways movement in said hole.