Patent ID: 7147465
Filing Date: 2006-12-12
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. A dental articulating system configured to duplicate at least a portion of a patient's mouth for use in producing a dental prosthesis, the device comprising: a) a pair of trays, pivotally coupled together; b) a plurality of registration pin holes, formed in at least one of the trays; c) a plurality of indentations, each associated with one of the plurality of registration pin holes and formed in at least one of the trays at a bottom of the plurality of registration pin holes, and sized to receive a tip of a finger or thumb; d) a thin membrane, disposed across the registration pin holes between the registration pin holes and the indentation, configured to close off the registration pin holes and resist dental casting material from substantially filling the registration pin holes; and e) at least one registration pin, disposable in at least one of the plurality of registration pin holes, the thin membrane being breakable by the registration pin inserted into the registration pin hole with the registration pin being extendable through the thin membrane and into the indentation.