Patent ID: 9554872
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61C,Y10S

Claim:
1. Intraoral device for the automated preparation of teeth in order to perform a partial or peripheral dental restoration comprising: a splint suitable to be positioned in a patient's mouth, with said splint comprising clamps, a mobile cutting tool associated with the splint, an electronic management unit enabling the guidance or control of the cutting tool, wherein: the cutting tool is configured to cut at least the labial surface of the tooth to be prepared, with said cutting tool being mounted on a mobile carriage moving on a rail attached onto the splint opposite the labial surface of the tooth to be prepared, with said rail having a curvature adapted to the patient's dentition, the splint comprises at least a 3D digitizing tool arranged to digitize at least the labial surface of said tooth to be prepared, with said digitizing tool connected to the management unit so that the digitized data are passed on to said management unit, and the management unit guiding or controlling the movement of said cutting tool on the basis of the digitized data.