Patent ID: 9492252
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: A61C,A61K

Claim Text:
1. A method of molding artificial teeth in a denture base material, the method comprising: a) forming a first cavity in a block of a denture base material, the first cavity having a bottom wall and a side wall and formed to correspond to the U-shaped contour of natural teeth as arranged on maxillae or on a mandible; a1) casting a liquid elastomer into a first bottom portion of the first cavity; a2) curing the liquid elastomer contained in the first cavity into a solid U-shaped elastomeric cushion, and removing the cushion from the first cavity; b) forming a plurality of socket cavities in the block of denture base material, the socket cavities extending downwardly from the bottom wall into the denture base material; c) casting a first fluid artificial tooth material into the plurality of socket cavities and into a portion of the first cavity, thereby filling the socket cavities and forming a top fluid surface in the first cavity; d) applying pressure to the first fluid artificial tooth material contained in the portion of the first cavity and the socket cavities; and e) causing the first fluid artificial tooth material to solidify into a first solid artificial tooth material while applying pressure to the first fluid artificial tooth material.