Patent ID: 8292623

Claim:
A system for setting prosthetic posterior teeth in production of upper and lower dentures, the system comprising: a pair of tooth blocks, each tooth block comprising: an inner body having upper and lower rows of inner recesses extending thereinto from one side thereof, the upper and lower rows of inner recesses being respectively contoured to conform to lingual surfaces of maxillary and mandibular prosthetic posterior teeth; an outer body movable relative to the inner body and having upper and lower rows of outer recesses extending into the outer body from one side thereof, the upper and lower rows of outer recesses being respectively contoured to conform to buccal surfaces of the maxillary and mandibular prosthetic posterior teeth; and a securing mechanism arranged to selectively secure the outer body and inner body together in a clamping condition forcing the one side of the outer body and the one side of the inner body toward one another with the upper and lower rows of inner recesses facing and respectively aligning with the upper and lower rows of outer recesses so that seating of the maxillary and mandiubular prosthetic posterior teeth in the upper and lower rows of recesses in the inner body or outer body and securing of the inner body and outer body together in the clamping condition will place the maxillary and mandiubular prosthetic posterior teeth in predetermined positions and orientations relative to one another through clamping of the inner and outer recesses of the inner and outer bodies of the tooth block respectively against the lingual and buccal surfaces of the maxillary and mandibular prosthetic posterior teeth.