METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF ORAL CAVITY DIMENSIONS BETWEEN UPPER AND LOWER TOOTH ROWS IN HABITUAL OCCLUSION Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: medicine; stomatology. SUBSTANCE: measurements are performed on models of jaws installed in central occlusion. In this case, space between tooth rows is filled with loose material. Quantity of loose material thus obtained is poured into measuring sleeve, and dimensions of oral cavity are determined by volume of obtained mass. If there si no tooth in tooth arc slit on set up models is covered by strip of foil, and high-grade millet is used as loose material particles of the most suitable size. EFFECT: enhanced accuracy. 3 cl, 2 expd