Transparent Flexible Dental Measuring Device for Prosthetic Parameters
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Solution Overview
Problem
Dental technicians face challenges in efficiently and accurately measuring various parameters for setting up artificial teeth, requiring multiple tools and complex procedures to determine lip closure, tooth shape, symmetry, and other anatomical features for creating harmonious dentures.
Innovation Solution
A versatile, transparent, flexible measuring device with a circular portion, plunger gauge, semi-circular protractor, and optional scissors measure, allowing for precise measurements of tooth gaps, angles, and soft tissue relationships, integrated into a single instrument for dental model analysis and implant planning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If multiple separate measuring tools are used to determine various dental parameters, then measurement precision can be maintained, but device complexity and ease of operation deteriorate due to the need to manage multiple instruments
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate measuring tools (papillameter, alameter, protractor, ruler, caliper) into a single integrated transparent measuring device with a circular portion and radial measurement elements, allowing dental technicians to perform all measurements using one instrument rather than switching between multiple tools
Solution Approach 2:
The measuring device is designed as a universal instrument that can determine all necessary parameters for denture construction including lip closure line, tooth shape, symmetries, distances, and angles through its various measurement elements (circular portion for angles, radial scales for distances, plunger for soft tissue measurement)
2Ease of operation
If multiple separate measuring tools are used to determine various dental parameters, then each tool can be optimized for its specific function, but ease of operation deteriorates due to the complexity of managing multiple instruments
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate measuring tools (papillameter, alameter, protractor, ruler, caliper) into a single integrated transparent measuring device with a circular portion and radial measurement elements, allowing dental technicians to perform all measurements using one instrument rather than switching between multiple tools
Solution Approach 2:
The measuring device is made transparent, allowing dental technicians to see through it to the model surface, ensuring accurate placement and reading of measurements while maintaining ease of visual alignment during operation
3Productivity
If various separate tools are used for measuring dental parameters, then comprehensive measurement capabilities are achieved, but loss of time occurs due to the need to switch between multiple instruments
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate measuring tools (papillameter, alameter, protractor, ruler, caliper) into a single integrated transparent measuring device with a circular portion and radial measurement elements, allowing dental technicians to perform all measurements using one instrument rather than switching between multiple tools
Solution Approach 2:
The measuring device has all necessary measurement scales and elements pre-positioned and integrated, allowing dental technicians to perform measurements in a systematic sequence without needing to retrieve or switch between different tools, thereby reducing preparation time and improving workflow efficiency
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AI summary
The invention relates to a measuring device made of transparent flexible material for determining parameters for the manufacture of dental prostheses, which combines various functions, including protractor, distance gauge, ruler and optionally shear gauge and compass.