Patent ID: 8419430

Claim:
A dental model kit comprising: a base; at least one tooth die; a set of dowel pins for successive use with the at least one tooth die for incrementally moving at least one tooth of a patient from an initial position to a final position, each dowel pin including: an upstanding tooth anchor section that is configured to be fixedly attached to the at least one tooth die; and a main body section having a top surface from which the tooth anchor section extends and on which the at least one tooth die rests, the main body section for removable reception within a fixed opening formed in the base of the dental model kit, wherein the tooth anchor section is integrally formed with the main body section; wherein for each tooth die, there are a plurality of corresponding dowel pins of the set of dowel pins for specific use with the respective tooth die, the plurality of corresponding dowel pins including at least; a first dowel pin in which the tooth anchor section thereof is located at a first location relative to the top surface of the respective main body section and a second dowel pin in which the tooth anchor section thereof is located at a second location relative to the top surface of the respective main body section, the second location being different than the first location, wherein the main body sections of the first and second dowel pins have the same construction and shape to allow successive reception into the same fixed opening formed in the base, wherein the tooth anchor sections of the plurality of dowel pins are formed at different locations relative to the top surfaces of the respective main body sections such that successive use of the plurality of dowel pins is translated into successive movement of the tooth die that is attached thereto and is intended to be moved both in a desired direction and a desired distance for incrementally moving the at least one tooth of the patient from the initial position to the final position.