METHOD FOR MAKING ARTIFICIAL DENTURE Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: medicine. SUBSTANCE: method involves producing and setting cantilever and bridge structures. Cross-pieces are mounted on the prepared glossal and vestibular surface of artificial and bearing teeth. The cross-pieces are manufactured from soft composite material like Alphadent hardening under lamp treatment, for instance, like Litex type lamp. To create firm and reliable structure, the cross-pieces are connected over spaces between the artificial teeth and artificial and abutment ones. The structure becomes considerably rigid and remembers that of bearing race. EFFECT: enhanced reliability of artificial denture. 6 cl, 4 dwg