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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2015
Whip-mix Corporation, Louisville, KY (US);
Laszlo Kalman, Komoka, CA;
Whip-Mix Corporation, Louisville, KY (US);
Abstract
An exemplary virtual facebow system comprises a software program which is run on a tablet or other portable computing device with a microprocessor, an internal memory component, an image capture device, and a display screen. The virtual facebow system is used to record characteristics of the occlusal arch of a patient including, but not limited to, the midline of the patient's face, the steepness and cant of the occlusal arch, as well as a record of which maxillary (upper) teeth make contact with which mandibular (lower) teeth. The recorded characteristics are then used to replicate the alignment of the patient's occlusal arch with the maxillary cast in a lab stand, and the maxillary cast can then be moved to an articulator for the production of customized dental prosthetics for the patient including, but not limited to, restorations and partial or full dentures.