Title:
ZERO MOMENT ADJUSTER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2017/204237
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The objective of the present invention is to provide a zero moment adjuster capable of reproducing simply and accurately an occlusal curve specific to a patient, within the oral cavity, and which is more convenient to use. The zero moment adjuster according to the present invention is provided with: a base frame 11; face-bow attachment portions 12A, 12B; a face-bow 13; a mouthpiece 14; a securing means 15 which can be attached to and removed from one of the face-bow attachment portions 12A to secure the face-bow 13 to the face-bow attachment portions 12A, 12B with a prescribed attachment angle θ3; an earpiece attachment portion 16; an earpiece 17; a pad portion 18; and a reference point indicating tool 19 for indicating an occlusal force concentration part N. The mouthpiece 14 is formed in the shape of a curved surface along an occlusal spherical surface centered around a point on an occlusal line which passes through the occlusal force concentration part N and is parallel to side frames 11a, 11b, and the prescribed attachment angle θ3 is an angle designed such that the mouthpiece 14 is located on an occlusal curved surface C in the oral cavity.
Inventors:
NISHIHAMA NAOKI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2017/019310
Publication Date:
November 30, 2017
Filing Date:
May 24, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
NISHIHAMA NAOKI (JP)
International Classes:
A61C19/045; A61C11/00
Foreign References:
| JP2015029815A | 2015-02-16 | |||
| JP4876276B2 | 2012-02-15 | |||
| US1457385A | 1923-06-05 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
IUCHI Ryuji et al. (JP)
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