| 摘要 |
<p>An apparatus for holding a denture having a denture connector in a mouth of a patient is disclosed. The apparatus includes an elongate body having affixing means for affixing the apparatus in the mouth of the patient, and denture engaging means for engaging the denture. The denture engaging means include guiding means for guiding the denture connector in longitudinal movement along the elongate body. The guiding means is dimensioned to enable the denture connector to move and be guided in longitudinal movement along the elongate body in response to a load on the denture, to locate the denture connector in a position to facilitate transfer of the load to soft tissue adjacent the apparatus in the mouth of the patient and reduce vertical loading on the apparatus. The elongate body also has retaining means for receiving and retaining the denture connector on the guiding means.</p> |
