Patent ID: 9198744
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. An improved dental articulator system comprising: an upper frame for simulating the upper dental arch, a first mounting plate for holding a model of the upper dental arch to an arm of the upper frame, a lower frame for simulating the lower dental arch, a second mounting plate for holding a model of the lower dental arch to an arm of the lower frame, a pair of condyles mounted on one of the upper frame or lower frame, one or more removable condylar tables comprising removable setup boxes mounted on the upper frame or lower frame opposite the condyles, said condylar tables comprising a malleable material for recording an impression from the condyles, an incisal pin, a removable anterior guide table comprising a removable box connected to the dental articulator, said guide table comprising a malleable material for recording an impression from the incisal pin, and a VDO tool configured for measuring the anterior spacing of the patient's upper and lower jaw and the lip line, so that measurements taken by the VDO tool can used for making correct intraoral spacing between the model for the upper dental arch and the model for the lower dental arch.