EP 0724413 A4 19971105 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING TOOTH TIGHTNESS
Title (en)
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING TOOTH TIGHTNESS
Title (de)
METHODE UND GERÄT ZUR MESSUNG VON ZWISCHENZAHNABSTÄNDEN
Title (fr)
INSTRUMENT ET PROCEDE DESTINES A LA MESURE DE L'ESPACE INTERDENTAIRE
Publication
Application
Priority
- IL 10732593 A 19931019
- US 9411783 W 19941017
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9510988A1] This invention is a method and instrument for measuring the tightness of two contiguous teeth. The method includes forcibly inserting an insertion strip (4) of predetermined thickness between the two teeth and measuring the insertion force, preferably including the peak insertion force.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A61C 19/04 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A61C 19/04 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [X] US 4841987 A 19890627 - BROWN STEPHEN J [US], et al
- [A] DE 8911960 U1 19891123
- [A] US 4501159 A 19850226 - ARCAN MIRCEA [IL]
- [XA] JÄMSÄ R ET AL.: "Fibre-optic force recording of mechanical contact betwwen teeth", MEDICAL & BIOLOGICAL EMGINEERING & COMPUTING, vol. 28, no. 1, 1 January 1990 (1990-01-01), pages 89 - 91, XP000297227
- See references of WO 9510988A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB IT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9510988 A1 19950427; AU 8079994 A 19950508; EP 0724413 A1 19960807; EP 0724413 A4 19971105; IL 107325 A0 19940125; IL 107325 A 19980208; JP H09509336 A 19970922
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9411783 W 19941017; AU 8079994 A 19941017; EP 94931874 A 19941017; IL 10732593 A 19931019; JP 51213595 A 19941017