Patent ID: 6881059

Claim:
A system for treating teeth comprising: a plurality of premanufactured, differently sized dental bridges having different standard lengths; a device ( 1 ) being configured to treat neighboring teeth ( 2 ) adjacent to a gap ( 3 ) for placement of a selected one of the plurality of premanufactured dental bridges ( 4 ) having a standard length and prescribed dimensions that replaces at least one missing tooth, the device comprising: a treatment tool ( 5 ) to remove tooth material and a mounting fixture ( 6 ) that is adapted to be fastened to the patient's teeth that includes an adjustable positioning device ( 7 ) to position the treatment tool ( 5 ), said positioning device having a sliding guide with a sled ( 10 ) that slides along guide rails ( 11 ) of the mounting fixture ( 6 ), said sled guiding the treatment tool ( 5 ), the mounting fixture ( 6 ) to fasten to teeth located on both sides of the gap ( 3 ) has at least two holder sections located on opposite sides of the treatment tool ( 5 ), each being adapted to be fastened to at least one tooth, and the holder sections are connected together by the guide rails ( 11 ) so that the treatment tool ( 5 ) can be moved toward or away from the neighboring teeth ( 2 ) to make recesses ( 8 ) in sides of the neighboring teeth ( 2 ) facing the gap ( 3 ), wherein stops ( 18 ) are located on the mounting fixture ( 6 ) at a fixed, predetermined distance apart on both sides of the sled ( 10 ) to limit a positioning path of the treatment tool ( 5 ) to a predetermined length in a direction of movement of the sled ( 10 ), the fixed, predetermined distance being equal to the standard length of the selected premanufactured, standard length dental bridge.