Patent ID: 11918428
Assignee: JAMES R. GLIDEWELL DENTAL CERAMICS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for making a denture device that fits over a wearer's upper or lower jaw, comprising:
a. a denture base comprised of a polymeric material that fits over at least a portion of an edentulous ridge of the wearer's upper or lower jaw comprising
a denture base outer surface, and
a denture base inner surface comprising a fitting surface having a size and shape to engage the wearer's upper or lower jaw;

b. a lid that fits over the denture base inner surface comprising a lid inner surface having a structure that comprises a replica of at least a portion of the wearer's edentulous ridge, wherein the replica aligns within the denture base inner surface when the lid and denture base are assembled; and
c. a cavity between the lid inner surface and the denture base inner surface when the lid and the denture base are assembled;
wherein the lid comprises an introduction port having an opening that extends from a lid outer surface into the cavity.