STOMATOLOGICAL PHANTOM Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: medical engineering. SUBSTANCE: device has head model having artificial teeth set into groove-like recesses arranged in dental row in artificial jaws. The groove-like recesses have loops of Ω--shaped ribbon-like springs and lateral slots where the spring loop ends, joined to each other in internal lateral slots of groove-like recesses by means of flexible members like cables or strings bearing units for fixing them relative to artificial jaws, are kept. Single root teeth have roots with granulomas engageable with internal sides of Ω-shaped ribbon-like springs transformer unit. The granulomas have at least one pair of symmetric lateral flats arranged on both sides of frontal part of artificial tooth. EFFECT: enhanced effectiveness in training dentist skills. 4 cl, 3 dwg