Patent ID: 8651867
Filing Date: 2014-02-18
Classification: A61C,A61K

Abstract:
1. A dental crown configured to be readily mountable in a patient's mouth as part of a treatment of primary teeth and permanent molars, the dental crown having a natural appearance and color of a vital tooth and consisting of: a thermoplastic material layer configured to define a tooth shaped top surface; and depending flexible side surfaces extending continuously from said tooth shaped top surface towards a bottom portion of the dental crown, said thermoplastic material layer being configured to enable dimensional stability and sufficient resilience of the crown, and a bottom portion of at least one of said depending flexible continuous side surfaces comprising an undercut defining an inwardly directed inner surface of said bottom portion, the resilience of the flexible depending side surfaces and the undercut made in the bottom portion of at least one of the flexible side surfaces, enabling the dental crown to be directly mounted on a primary tooth or permanent molar.