Patent ID: 8376738

Claim:
A universal edentulous impression tray, comprising: a main body comprising a trench, an interior wall and an exterior wall; said interior wall comprising a varying thickness from a top of said interior wall to a bottom of said interior wall; said exterior wall comprising a varying thickness from a top of said exterior wall to a bottom of said exterior wall; a bottom surface of said trench comprising a greater thickness than said interior wall thicknesses and said exterior wall thicknesses; a handle integrated with a front of said main body, said handle comprising a greater thickness than said interior wall thicknesses and said exterior wall thicknesses; said universal edentulous impression tray comprising a single uniform unit made of a thermoplastic resin that is pliable while retaining its shape at or above a predetermined temperature; and said tray reshapable and said thermoplastic resin added to or removed from said tray when said thermoplastic resin is at or above said predetermined temperature, and said tray maniputable allowing a clinician the ability to manipulate said tray in a clinical situation.