摘要 |
A premanufactured dental model base, and method, for supporting a cast dental model where the dental model base has preformed apertures adaptable for securing the dental model to the dental model base and for disengagably retaining the dental model segment of a damaged tooth. The dental model base has a dental model base body which is adaptable for supporting the dental model. The dental model base body may be connected to an articulator attachment bar which is adaptable for engaging a disposable articulator. The dental model base body may alternatively be connected to an articulator attachment plate which is adaptable for connecting the dental model base to a metal articulator. In one embodiment, the articulator attachment plate is detachably engaged to the dental model base body and the articulator attachment bar slidingly engages the dental model base body. Thus, the dental model base may be used with either a metal articulator or a disposable articulator. In another embodiment, the dental model base body has preformed apertures that correspond more closely with normal tooth placement than previous dental model base bodies.
|