DENTAL ARTICULATOR

摘要

A dental articulator is provided in which at least one of the two arms thereof has a base member that is articulated with respect to a bracket element onto which a dental model may be mounted, allowing independent movement of the dental model with respect to the pivot axis hingedly linking the arms.

主权项

1. A dental articulator comprising:
a first arm hingedly joined to a second arm about a pivot axis, each one of the first arm and the second arm configured to mount a dental model, wherein at least one of the first arm and the second arm comprises:
a bracket member having a distal portion adapted to mount the respective dental model and having a proximal portion,a base member having a distal portion and a proximal portion adapted to hingedly join the first arm and the second arm, respectively, about the pivot axis, anda coupling arrangement configured to affix the proximal portion of the bracket member to the distal portion of the base member so as to allow the bracket member to rotate with respect to the base member about at least two rotational axes.