JP6121178B2 - Artificial teeth - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an artificial tooth that is provided on the denture in place of missing or lost teeth.

Regarding techniques for identifying a wearer from a denture, those described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 are known.
The “personal tooth” described in Patent Document 1 is a tooth or pseudo tooth in which a plate with serial numbers and symbols is embedded.

  The “personal data storage device” described in Patent Document 2 includes an element in which personal data such as blood type, past illness, and name or a personal identification number is stored in a hole formed in a dental prosthesis, and its surface. Is covered with a lid so as not to be uneven, and a connector is connected to a terminal of the storage element so that stored data can be taken out.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-116419 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-241301

The conventional dentures described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 are considered to be effective in identifying the wearer. However, in the conventional artificial tooth described in Patent Document 1, since the artificial tooth is displayed with minute characters, it is difficult to recognize the characters. Further, the conventional artificial tooth described in Patent Document 2 requires a reading device.
Nursing care facilities, hospitals, etc. (hereinafter abbreviated as “facility”) handle many dentures used by a large number of care recipients, so it is possible to determine who belongs just by looking at the dentures. desirable.

Then, an object of this invention is to provide the artificial tooth which can identify a wearer easily.

  The artificial tooth of the present invention is an artificial tooth provided as a tooth of a denture, and is characterized by being colored in a color different from that of the artificial tooth provided on the other person's denture in order to distinguish it from the other person's denture. .

  According to the artificial tooth of the present invention, since the color is different from that of the artificial tooth colored by another person's denture, the color of the artificial tooth can be associated with the wearer. Therefore, the wearer can be specified by the type of color.

It is desirable that the color is different if it is the same position as the artificial tooth colored on the other person's denture, and the same color is allowed if it is different from the colored artificial tooth on the other person's denture.
By allowing the same color when the position of the colored artificial tooth is different from that of another person's denture, it is possible to increase the number of dentures that can be identified.

  When the color is a plurality of colors, the number of dentures that can be identified can be increased.

  When the teeth placed on the maxillary denture and those placed on the lower denture are meshed, the upper denture and the lower denture are bitten if they are colored so that the contours are connected. A wearer can be specified by combining.

  If the color is colored on the inner side, the colored artificial teeth are difficult to see from the mouth and difficult to find from the outside, so even if the wearer wears a denture and opens the mouth, the artificial teeth Since the coloring is difficult to see, the wearer can laugh or eat without worrying about the mouth.

  The denture management device of the present invention includes identification information for identifying a wearer of a denture provided with the artificial tooth of the present invention, coloring information indicating the color of the artificial tooth, and a position of the artificial tooth in the dentition. And the stored storage means, the identification information, the coloring information, and the dental information are used as search items, and the storage means is searched based on the search item input by the input means. And a search means for displaying the result on the display means.

  According to the denture management device of the present invention, even if the number of dentures to be managed increases, the wearer can be easily identified by searching for a denture or searching for a wearer using the denture management device. it can.

  The denture management device of the present invention includes a computer, identification information for identifying a wearer of a denture provided with the artificial tooth of the present invention, coloring information indicating the color of the artificial tooth, and teeth of the artificial tooth The storage means is searched using the identification information, the coloring information, and the tooth information inputted by the input means from the stored storage means as search items. Thus, the present invention can be realized by a denture management program that functions as search means for displaying the result on the display means.

  According to the artificial tooth of the present invention, since the color of the artificial tooth can be associated with the wearer, the wearer can be specified by the type of color. Therefore, the artificial tooth of the present invention can easily identify the wearer.

It is a figure which shows the denture which arranged the artificial tooth based on Embodiment 1 of this invention, (A) is a perspective view which shows the denture for upper jaw, (B) is a perspective view which shows the denture for lower jaw. It is a figure which shows the state which is managing the denture by the denture management apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the denture management apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the registration screen of the denture management apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the confirmation screen of the denture management apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the search screen of the denture management apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the search result screen of the denture management apparatus shown in FIG. It is a left view which shows the state which the denture for the upper jaw and the denture for the lower jaw which arranged the artificial tooth concerning Embodiment 2 of this invention mesh | engaged. It is a figure which shows an example of the registration screen of the denture management apparatus shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the denture for upper jaw which arranged the artificial tooth which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention.

(Embodiment 1)
An artificial tooth according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The artificial tooth shown in FIG. 1 (A) is provided as a tooth on an arch-shaped floor 101 of a denture 10 which is a denture, and forms a dentition. In the first embodiment, the denture 10 is a maxillary denture.
Moreover, the artificial tooth shown in FIG. 1 (B) is provided as a tooth on the arched floor 201 of the denture 20 which is a denture, and forms a dentition. In the first embodiment, the denture 20 that meshes with the upper denture 10 is also a full denture.

Among the artificial teeth arranged in the dentures 10 and 20, the left sixth artificial teeth 102 and 202 indicating the first molars on the left side of both the upper jaw and the lower jaw to be engaged with each other are colored in the same color. If the positions of the artificial teeth 102 and 202 in the dentition are the same, the colors of the artificial teeth 102 and 202 are different from the colors of the dentures worn by others.
For example, the artificial teeth 102 and 202 are different in color within the range managed by the dentures 10 and 20 from the artificial teeth colored by dentures worn by others. The management range can be the whole facility, the floor of the facility, or the room of the facility. The management range is a range that does not overlap with other management ranges so that color confusion does not occur. Therefore, when the positions of the artificial teeth 102 and 202 in the dentition are fixed, the color is different from that of a denture worn by another person. In addition, since the management range is the same as that of another person's denture, even if the same color is used, if the positions of the artificial teeth 102 and 202 are different from each other, the same color as that of the other person's denture is allowed.

  Various types of colors can be selected. For example, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, purple, white, black and the like can be used. If it is possible to distinguish the color from adjacent artificial teeth (artificial teeth molded in a natural color) by observation, the colored artificial teeth 102 and 202 can be set to an intermediate color between them.

  The artificial teeth 102 and 202 are formed by adding a colorant to a resin when the artificial teeth 102 and 202 are manufactured. Therefore, the artificial teeth 102 and 202 having a desired color can be easily formed by changing the colorant.

Here, the denture management apparatus which manages these dentures 10 and 20 is demonstrated based on FIGS. 2-7. The denture management device 30 is a computer that operates and functions a denture management program. The denture management device 30 is operated by a manager at a facility and manages a denture whose wearer is unknown. In FIG. 2, upper dentures 10, 10 a, 10 b and lower dentures 20, 20 a, 20 b worn by four (A to D) wearers in the facility S are managed by the denture management device 30. It shows a state.
As shown in FIG. 3, the denture management device 30 includes an input unit 31, a display unit 32, a registration unit 33, a search unit 34, and a storage unit 35.

The input means 31 is used for input operation, and can be a pointing device such as a keyboard, a tablet, a mouse, and a joystick.
The display means 32 displays various screens based on instructions, and can be a CRT, LCD, organic EL display, or the like.
The registration unit 33 displays a registration screen on the display unit 32 and registers the registration information regarding the dentures 10 and 20 input by the administrator operating the input unit 31 in the storage unit 35.
The search unit 34 displays a search screen on the display unit 32, searches the storage unit 35 for information on the dentures 10 and 20 based on the search information input by the administrator operating the input unit 31, and the search result. A screen is displayed on the display means 32.

The storage means 35 is a nonvolatile memory that can read and write various types of information. The storage means 35 can be a hard disk device having a large capacity and capable of high-speed access, but can be an SSD (solid state drive) or a flash memory. The storage unit 35 stores registration information regarding the dentures 10 and 20.
Registered information includes wearer information indicating the name of the wearer, gender information indicating gender, type information indicating total denture or partial denture, dental information indicating the position of the colored artificial tooth, and colored artificial tooth The coloring information indicating the color type is associated with the denture identification information assigned to each denture. The wearer information is identification information for identifying the wearer, and can be a name, an English letter, or a combination thereof, in addition to the name. The denture identification information can also be a number, an English letter, or a combination thereof.

The operation and use state of the denture management device 30 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to the drawings.
First, by operating a denture management program on a computer, a menu screen is displayed by menu display means (not shown). On the menu screen, buttons for selecting “registration” or “search” are displayed. A login screen may be provided before the menu screen.
The administrator presses the “Register” button when registering a new denture. By doing so, the registration means 33 of the denture management apparatus 30 displays the registration screen P1 shown in FIG.

  In the registration screen P1 shown in FIG. 4, a name input field P11 for inputting a wearer's name, a gender button P12 which is a radio button for specifying gender, and a radio for specifying total denture or partial denture. A denture type button P13 which is a button, a tooth display P14 for designating the position of the colored artificial tooth, and a color designation field P15 which is a pull-down menu for designating the color type of the colored artificial tooth are input. A “registration” button P16 for instructing registration of the information and a “clear” button P17 for erasing the input information are displayed.

  The dental expression display P14 displays the respective dentitions of the upper jaw and the lower jaw. In the tooth-type display P14, by pressing the tooth corresponding to the position of the colored artificial tooth with the mouse of the input means 31 or the like, the administrator can easily visually recognize that the tooth is highlighted and designated. It has become.

The administrator inputs each piece of information about the new denture on the registration screen P1, and if there is no mistake, presses the “Register” button P16.
The registration means 33 uses the name entered in the name entry field P11 as wearer information, the gender designated by the gender button P12 as gender information, the denture type designated by the denture type button P13 as type information, The confirmation screen is displayed with the position of the colored artificial tooth designated by the expression display P14 as tooth information and the color type of the colored artificial tooth selected by the color designation column P15 as coloring information. At this time, denture identification information allocated to each denture is generated and displayed on the confirmation screen P2.

FIG. 5 shows a confirmation screen P2 displayed by pressing the “Register” button P16. The confirmation screen P2 shown in FIG. 5 indicates that the name is “Taro Tokkyo” and the upper left 6th for the maxillary denture is colored green.
The administrator confirms the input contents on the confirmation screen P2, and if there is no mistake, the administrator operates the input means 31 and presses the “Confirm” button P21. If there is an error in the input contents, the “return” button P22 is pressed to return to the registration screen P1.
When the “confirm” button P21 is pressed, the registration unit 33 stores the denture identification information in association with the input information in the storage unit 35.

  In this way, the administrator sequentially registers the denture 10 and the denture 20 of the wearer who resides in the management range set in the facility in the denture management device 30 sequentially.

  Next, a case where the administrator performs a search will be described. When the administrator selects the “Search” button on the menu screen, the search means 34 displays the search screen P3 shown in FIG.

In the search screen P3, a registration number input field P31 for inputting denture identification information as a registration number, a name input field P32 for inputting a wearer's name, and a tooth formula for designating the position of a colored artificial tooth A display P33, a color designation field P34 which is a pull-down menu for designating the color type of the colored artificial tooth, a “search” button P35 for instructing retrieval of the input information, and “clear” for erasing the input information "Button P36 is displayed.
As a search item, the administrator inputs the denture identification information in the registration number input field P31 when searching by registration number, and enters the name in the name input field P32 when searching by name, and the position of the colored tooth. If the user wants to search by using the tooth type display P33, the position is specified by the tooth type display P33. If the user wants to search by the color type of the colored artificial tooth, the color is specified by the color specification column P34. Then, the administrator presses the “Search” button P35.
By pressing the “search” button P35, the search unit 34 searches the storage unit 35 based on the input search item and displays the search result screen on the display unit 32. When a plurality of items are input as search items, the search means 34 searches with an AND condition.

For example, it is assumed that the location of the dentures of “Taro Taro” who is a wearer occupying the facility is unknown. If several dentures have been discovered, but it is unclear which denture is “Patent Taro”, search is performed by entering the name in the name input field P32.
By doing so, the search result screen P4 shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the display means 32 as a result of the search. According to the search result screen P4, it is searched that there are two dentures for which “Taro Taro” is a wearer. The first denture has a registration number of “A0035”, a maxillary denture, and the left 6 is green. The second denture has a registration number of “A0036”, a total denture for the lower jaw, and the left sixth is green. Based on the result of the search result screen P4, the administrator can search for the denture 10 or the denture 20 in which “Taro Taro” has been lost.

  Similarly, for example, when a denture is left in the cafeteria and it is unclear who the wearer is, the administrator observes the acquired denture and finds the artificial tooth colored on the search screen P3. A color is input, and the position of the artificial tooth colored in the tooth display P33 is designated. Then, when the administrator presses the “Search” button P35, the search means 34 searches for the wearer of the denture, so that the wearer can be specified.

  When the wearer loses either the upper denture 10 or the lower denture 20 and has either one at hand, when the lost denture is picked up, the wearer is searched. The target denture is meshed with the denture at hand. The upper denture 10 and the lower denture 20 shown in FIG. 1 have the same colored artificial teeth and the same positions. Therefore, when the dentures 10 and 20 are meshed, it can be seen that the colored artificial teeth 102 and 202 are the same color at the facing positions. Therefore, the administrator can specify the wearer of the acquired denture without operating the denture management device 30.

As described above, according to the artificial tooth according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, the color of the artificial tooth can be associated with the wearer, so that the wearer can be specified by the type of color. Therefore, if the number of dentures to be managed is small, the wearer can be easily identified without relying on the denture management device 30. Even if the number of dentures to be managed increases, the wearer can be easily identified by searching for a denture or searching for a wearer using the denture management device 30.
Further, since the same color is allowed when the position of the colored artificial tooth is different from that of another person's denture, the number of dentures that can be identified can be increased.
In the first embodiment, the entire artificial teeth 102 and 202 are colored, but a partial coloring may be used.

(Embodiment 2)
An artificial tooth according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 8, the artificial teeth are provided as teeth on the arch-shaped floors 111 and 211 of the maxillary denture 11 and the mandibular denture 21 which are dentures, and form a dentition.

Among the artificial teeth arranged in the dentures 11 and 21, the left fifth artificial teeth 112 and 212 of both the upper jaw and the lower jaw to be engaged are colored.
The artificial teeth 112 and 212 are colored as a whole, and a part thereof is colored in a color different from the whole color. In the artificial teeth 112 and 212 according to the second embodiment, the whole color (base color) is colored blue, and the vertically elongated contour range is colored red as part of the color (part color). . The part color is colored so that the contour is connected when the upper denture 11 and the lower denture 21 are engaged with each other.

  These colorings (base color, part color) are different colors (combination colors) as long as they are in the same management range as other dentures. In other words, it is only necessary to be able to distinguish it from other dentures, so each artificial tooth has the same base color but a different part color, or the same part color but a different base color, or both the base color and the part color are different. The color scheme is as follows. Further, the same color arrangement is allowed if the positions in the dentition are different.

  Information for identifying the wearer is displayed on the floors 111 and 211 of the dentures 11 and 21. In the second embodiment, a name indicating the wearer is displayed. This display can be performed by various methods such as engraving, printing, and embedding a plate.

When the administrator registers the dentures 11 and 21 in the denture management apparatus 30, registration is performed on the registration screen P5 shown in FIG. In FIG. 9, the same components as those in FIG.
In the registration screen P5, a base color designation field P18 and a part color designation field P19 are prepared as color designation fields. The registration means 33 uses the base color input in the base color specification field P18 as first coloring information and the part color input in the part color specification field P19 as second coloring information together with other input information. And stored in the storage means 35 in association with the denture identification information.

  When the administrator searches for the denture 11 or the denture 21, it can be searched by the registration number, the name, and the tooth type, or by any one or both of the base color and the part color. The search means 34 searches the storage means 35 based on the search item entered on the search screen.

  In the second embodiment, the artificial teeth 112 and 212 are colored in two colors, but may be three or more colors. In that case, a plurality of base colors, a plurality of part colors, or a combination thereof can be used.

  By increasing the color scheme of the artificial teeth from a single color and increasing the number of color combinations, the number of dentures to be managed can be increased. Further, since the contours are colored by the part colors of the artificial teeth 112 for the upper jaw and the artificial teeth 212 for the lower jaw, the part colors are continuous by engaging the dentures 11 and 21. Therefore, the administrator can specify the wearer of the acquired denture without operating the denture management device 30.

  Since the dentures 11 and 21 display information for identifying the wearer, the wearer can be identified at a glance. However, when there is a wearer with the same name and the same name in the facility, the wearer can be reliably identified from the tooth type and color of the artificial tooth by operating the denture management device 30.

(Embodiment 3)
An artificial tooth according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The maxillary denture 12 shown in FIG. 10 is obtained by changing the position of the artificial tooth colored from the denture 10 shown in FIG. In the denture 12, an artificial tooth 121 colored on the inner half side surface 121 a is arranged on the sixth right side. Since the coloring of the artificial tooth 121 is the side surface 121a that is the inside of the dentition, the coloring of the artificial tooth 121 is difficult to visually recognize from the mouth and difficult to be found from the outside. Therefore, the wearer can laugh or eat without worrying about the mouth.
When the artificial teeth are colored on the inner surface, the left and right Nos. 1 and 2 are difficult to see from the outside, so the range of selection of the artificial teeth to be colored can be expanded.

  In the dentures according to the first to third embodiments, the total denture has been described as an example. However, similarly to the partial denture, a colored artificial tooth can be arranged and can be managed by the denture management apparatus. Moreover, the artificial tooth of this invention can be applied if it is not only a plate denture but a denture to mount | wear or remove, and it can manage with a denture management apparatus.

  The present invention is suitable for a nursing facility or a hospital facility that requires management of dentures.

10, 11, 12, 20, 21 Denture 101, 111, 201, 211 Floor 102, 112, 202, 212, 121 Artificial tooth 121a Side surface 30 Denture management device 31 Input means 32 Display means 33 Registration means 34 Search means 35 Storage means P1, P5 registration screen P11 Name input field P12 Gender button P13 Denture type button P14 Teeth display P15 Color specification field P16 “Register” button P17 “Clear” button P18 Base color specification field P19 Part color specification field P2 Confirmation screen P21 “Confirmation” ”Button P22“ Back ”button P3 Search screen P31 Registration number input field P32 Name input field P33 Tooth display P34 Color specification field P35“ Search ”button P36“ Clear ”button P4 Search result screen

Claims (3)

An artificial tooth provided as a denture tooth, in order to distinguish it from another person's denture, the whole is colored in a color different from the artificial tooth provided in the other person's denture ,
2. The artificial tooth according to claim 1, wherein the color is a plurality of colors distinguishable from the artificial tooth molded into a natural color .   The artificial tooth according to claim 1, wherein the color is different if it is the same position as the colored artificial tooth of the other person's denture, and the same color is allowed if it is different from the colored artificial tooth of the other person's denture. . It has a base color that is colored as a whole, and a part color that is colored so that the contour is connected when the one placed on the upper denture and the one placed on the lower denture are meshed. The artificial tooth according to claim 1 or 2 .