Disclosed is a method for scanning an edentulous patent who has a denture, where an impression material arranged at the gum-facing surfaces of the dentures is shaped by the patient's gums and both the teeth side and the gum-facing surface of the denture is scanned and the obtained digital 3D representations are used to determine the relative arrangement of the patient's edentulous jaws in a bite determined by the dentures.

Disclosed is a method for scanning an edentulous patent who has a denture, where an impression material arranged at the gum-facing surfaces of the dentures is shaped by the patient's gums and both the teeth side and the gum-facing surface of the denture is scanned and the obtained digital 3D representations are used to determine the relative arrangement of the patient's edentulous jaws in a bite determined by the dentures.

The present invention to a method of denture manufacture that incorporates CAM-formed occlusal portions made of zirconia, resulting in a natural fit, feel, and wear essentially similar to the wear properties of natural teeth.

The present invention to a method of denture manufacture that incorporates CAM-formed occlusal portions made of zirconia, resulting in a natural fit, feel, and wear essentially similar to the wear properties of natural teeth.

The invention relates to an occlusion determination device (10), with a bite frame (34) and an extraoral bracket (12) which are connected together, wherein a reference element has at least one vertical leg (19, 21) and at least one horizontal leg (14, 16) and is connected by way of a bipupillar linkage (24) to the bite frame (34). The reference element is designed as an extraoral bracket (12) which extends vertically offset from the bite frame (34).

The invention relates to an occlusion determination device (10), with a bite frame (34) and an extraoral bracket (12) which are connected together, wherein a reference element has at least one vertical leg (19, 21) and at least one horizontal leg (14, 16) and is connected by way of a bipupillar linkage (24) to the bite frame (34). The reference element is designed as an extraoral bracket (12) which extends vertically offset from the bite frame (34).

A dental restoration system for a full-mouth dental replacement may include a dental restoration device having integrally formed teeth portions corresponding in number to a number of post-extraction tooth sockets of an entire maxillary or mandibular arch of a patient and abutment holes extending through teeth portions having a longitudinal axis that is substantially coaxially aligned with a tooth portion axis; straight implants secured within post-extraction tooth sockets having an implant axis that is substantially coaxially aligned with a tooth socket axis; abutments received within corresponding abutment holes and securable to corresponding implants by passing an abutment screw through each abutment and threadably securing the abutment screw within a threaded opening of a corresponding straight implant, wherein upon securing each of the abutments to the corresponding straight implants, an ovate pontic portion of the dental restoration device body seals against keratinized gingiva of the corresponding post-extraction tooth socket.

A dental restoration system for a full-mouth dental replacement may include a dental restoration device having integrally formed teeth portions corresponding in number to a number of post-extraction tooth sockets of an entire maxillary or mandibular arch of a patient and abutment holes extending through teeth portions having a longitudinal axis that is substantially coaxially aligned with a tooth portion axis; straight implants secured within post-extraction tooth sockets having an implant axis that is substantially coaxially aligned with a tooth socket axis; abutments received within corresponding abutment holes and securable to corresponding implants by passing an abutment screw through each abutment and threadably securing the abutment screw within a threaded opening of a corresponding straight implant, wherein upon securing each of the abutments to the corresponding straight implants, an ovate pontic portion of the dental restoration device body seals against keratinized gingiva of the corresponding post-extraction tooth socket.

The present invention to a method of denture manufacture that incorporates CAM-formed zirconia teeth or zirconia tooth segment members, resulting in a natural fit, feel, and wear essentially equivalent to the wear properties of natural teeth, with wear and durability properties superior to dentures known in the art.

The present invention to a method of denture manufacture that incorporates CAM-formed zirconia teeth or zirconia tooth segment members, resulting in a natural fit, feel, and wear essentially equivalent to the wear properties of natural teeth, with wear and durability properties superior to dentures known in the art.