Patent ID: 8926327
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. A dental device, comprising: a unitary, shell-like analogue having individual teeth unified with connection bridges joining only proximal contact areas of adjacent teeth, each of said teeth having a cervical edge and an incisal edge forming cervical embrasures and incisal embrasures intermediate of adjacent teeth, said cervical embrasures and said incisal embrasures being substantially free of said connection bridges; and said shell-like analogue constructed from a heat-moldable material comprising thermoplastic or thermosetting material that is pliable when heated to between 100° F. and 150° F. and is suitable for use in the human mouth, said thermoplastic or thermosetting material consisting essentially of about 70% to 90% W/W polystyrene with 1,3-butadiene polymer and about 10% to 20% W/W polystyrene, each of said teeth having a thickness of between approximately 0.020 inches and approximately 0.080 inches, each of said teeth having a height of between approximately 0.3 inches and approximately 0.5 inches, said shell-like analogue having a width of about 2.5 inches, each of said teeth being adjustable along said connection bridges for horizontal, vertical and angular adjustments with respect to each other by a chairside dental practitioner, each of said teeth being adjustable along said connection bridges for overlap, vertical discrepancies, horizontal discrepancies, diastemata, facial-lingual angular variation and/or mesial-distal angular variation of each of said teeth with respect to each other by said chairside dental practitioner.