| 摘要 |
In the present invention, a tool for obtaining dental occlusion in a patient with an edentulous jaw is provided with: a main body (1) that has a rear-side curved plate (1a) which is positioned on the buccal side of the maxillary and mandibular residual ridges in the mouth cavity of a patient with an edentulous jaw, a front-side curved plate (1b) which is positioned on the extraoral-side of the upper and lower lips, a joining section (1c) for joining respective vertically intermediate sections of the rear-side curved plate (1a) and the front-side curved plate (1b), and a through hole (1d) formed penetrating through the rear-side curved plate (1a), the front-side curved plate (1b), and the joining section (1c), the main body being positioned and fixed in a state in which each of the upper and lower lips holds the joining section (1c); and an adjusting shaft (2) that is inserted into the through hole (1d) and that has a tongue support section (2a), one end of which projects out to the extraoral-side from the middle of the space between the upper and lower lips, and the other end of which retains the tip of the tongue inside the mouth cavity, the adjusting shaft (2) being for adjusting the position of the tongue support section (2a) and suppressing the movement of the tongue when dental occlusion is being obtained. |
