Patent ID: 6394810
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
A dental prosthesis for a patient comprising:an artificial tooth adapted to fit between two adjoining teeth so as to replace a missing tooth, said artificial tooth having two side walls, each side wall having a fitting groove which is open on that side of said artificial tooth which is adapted to face the patient's gum and which extends to a point corresponding to about &frac23; of a height of said artificial tooth such that a top surface of said artificial tooth remains intact along an entirety thereof; a pair of inlay members for securing the artificial tooth in place, each inlay member adapted to be affixed to an adjoining tooth and serving, as a male coupling element, said artificial tooth being coupled as a female coupling element to said inlay members, each inlay member having a substantially H-shaped cross section and including, a securing part with a plurality of projections which extend obliquely toward the patient's gum to define an angle with respect to an essentially horizontal line corresponding to a gum line, said projections being adapted to secure said inlay member to an adjoining tooth and the angle improving pressure resistance; and a fitting part which extends from said securing part and is fitted into said fitting groove defined on said side wall of said artificial tooth.