APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SIMULATING THE MOBILITY OF A TOOTH

摘要

The aim of the invention is to design an apparatus and devise a method which make it possible to simulate a realistic, reliable, and repeatable measurement of the mobility of a tooth and use said test results as a basis for producing and adjusting tooth prostheses. Said aim is achieved by an apparatus for simulating the mobility of a tooth, comprising a bottom and a top bearing shell which are designed such that a substantially spherical zone is left open. The top bearing shell has a substantially circular cavity, through which a model of a tooth stump can be inserted. One end of said model of a tooth stump has a substantially spherical bearing zone while the other end thereof forms an elongate shank.