Temporary Veneer Fit for Reversible Smile Preview
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Solution Overview
Problem
Individuals seeking dental veneers face the challenge of making permanent decisions about their teeth without being able to physically try out the outcomes, as current processes require permanent modifications to existing teeth and provide limited knowledge of the final appearance.
Innovation Solution
Customized temporary veneers that can be temporarily installed in the mouth, featuring a veneer body with an oral-facing surface engaging vestibular surfaces and outward-facing surfaces presenting desired oral features, allowing individuals to try out different appearances before committing to permanent changes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If permanent dental veneers are installed, then the desired oral appearance is achieved, but permanent modifications to the teeth are required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a copy or replica of the desired final tooth appearance using a temporary veneer that can be tried on before committing to permanent modifications. This allows the patient to visualize and evaluate the aesthetic outcome without permanently altering their natural teeth structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The temporary veneer serves as a preliminary test of the desired appearance before the permanent veneer installation process begins. This preliminary action allows patients to make informed decisions about whether they desire the aesthetic change and what specific appearance they want to achieve.
2Strength
If permanent modifications are made to teeth, then secure bonding of veneers is achieved, but the ability to reverse or change the decision is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The temporary veneer is designed as a short-lived, non-permanent prosthesis that can be easily removed and replaced. It serves its purpose during the decision-making period and then is discarded or replaced with the permanent veneer, avoiding the need for irreversible modifications at this stage.
Solution Approach 2:
The temporary veneer acts as an intermediary between the patient's natural teeth and the permanent veneer. It allows the patient to experience the desired appearance while maintaining the option to proceed to permanent installation only after satisfactory evaluation.
3Loss of information
If digital or wax up models are provided, then the veneer design can be visualized, but the patient cannot physically wear or evaluate the appearance
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of providing only digital or wax models, the patent creates a wearable copy or replica of the final veneer appearance that fits over the patient's natural teeth. This allows the patient to physically wear and evaluate the aesthetic outcome in their own mouth, providing a more accurate assessment than external models.
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AI summary
Customized temporary veneers that are configured to be temporarily installed in a customer's mouth and provide a desired oral appearance thereto. The customized temporary veneers include a veneer body configured to extend across at least a portion of a target region of the customer's mouth and including oral-facing and outward-facing surfaces. The oral-facing surface is configured support the customized temporary veneer relative to the target region by engagement with one or more vestibular surfaces within the target region. A plurality of oral features define at least a portion of the outward-facing surface and are configured to present the desired oral appearance. The methods may include obtaining a representation of the target region, selecting the plurality of oral features, and creating the customized temporary veneer, which includes forming the veneer body, shaping the oral-facing surface based on the representation, and providing the plurality of oral features to the outward-facing surface.