Patent ID: 6780011
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
A dental articulator comprising:a base equipped with horizontal retaining means and a vertical shaft, a mandibular assembly slidingly attached to said horizontal retaining means, said assembly including a mandibular plate and a mandibular base cast removably attached thereto, a vertical post equipped with a vertical retaining means, said post slidingly attached to said base by positioning said vertical shaft inside said vertical retaining means, said vertical post further including a top plate, two semi-opened sockets placed on the sides of said plate and a spring-biased pin placed pointing to the center of said plate, a maxillary support element including a shaft, a support base, and a socket, said maxillary support element hingedly attached to said vertical post by placing said shall into said semi-opened sockets and retaining thereof in place by said spring-biased pin, and a maxillary assembly equipped with a ball and a securing means, said ball adapted to be placed in said socket of said support element for form a ball-and-socket joint together with said securing means, said assembly further including a maxillary plate and a maxillary base cast removably attached thereto.