摘要 |
<p>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accomplish alignment without skilled persons by arranging a side pin outside right and left sides of an artificial tooth set on an articulator to mount an artificial tooth alignment device. SOLUTION: A pair of side pins 41 and 42 is arranged to be located outside right and left sides of an upper jaw of an artificial tooth 28 in working gypsum models 26 and 27 for upper jaw set on an articulator 10. The side pins 41 and 42 are provided with a holding part 49 to mount an alignment device for artificial teeth. A center pin 44 is mounted on the median front of the articulator 10. A holding part 46 for mounting the artificial alignment device is installed on two struts 17 and 18. The artificial tooth alignment device and a holding part 47 for mounting are installed on the center pin 44. A holding part 49 is arranged outside the right and left sides of the upper jaw of the artificial tooth 29 set on the articulator 10. Especially, the holding part 49 is preferably arranged outside right and left first premolars of the artificial tooth 29 of a temporary denture base B on the side of the upper jaw. This allows even unskilled persons to adjust any tooth to the alignment according to the shape and the size thereof.</p> |