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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2009
Applicants:
Yusei Kadobayashi, Kyoto, JP;
Toshihide Fujii, Kyoto, JP;
Inventors:
Yusei Kadobayashi, Kyoto, JP;
Toshihide Fujii, Kyoto, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Shofu, Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 13/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An artificial anterior tooth capable of grinding food is provided. The lingual side of an artificial anterior tooth is provided with a protuberance for forming a frictional surface dented in an arch shape as seen from the mesiodistal direction, and the labial side of an opposite artificial lower tooth is provided with a protuberance for forming a sliding surface abutting the frictional surface and sliding on the frictional surface by a sliding motion of the upper and lower jaws.