JPH1099350A - Space regulatory appliance for denture - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To embody a space regulatory appliance for dentures which is capable of regulating the space generated by a change with the lapse of time by means of this space regulatory appliance, is capable of putting the denture changed with lapse of time into a correct use state, eliminates the need for a remedy to line the denture and a remedy to form the fresh denture again and is advantageous in terms of cost effectiveness and practicable use. SOLUTION: The denture 6 improves the function to grind food by using the denture in place of the missing teeth when the function to grind the food lowers by the missing of the teeth may have the space generated between the mucous membrane of the upper jaw 2 in the mouth and the denture 6 by the change with lapse of time. At this time, the space regulatory appliance 12 having an adsorption function is disposed between the mucous membrane of the upper jaw 2 in the mouth and the denture 6 in order to put the denture 6 into the correct use state by regulating the space described above.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a denture gap correcting device, and more particularly to a gap formed by a secular change by a gap correcting device when a gap between an upper mucous membrane in the mouth and a denture occurs due to aging of the denture. The present invention relates to a denture gap corrector that can correct dentures and bring an aged denture into a proper use state.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, when the function of chewing food is reduced due to tooth loss due to tooth decay or accidents, a denture is used instead of the missing tooth, and the function of chewing food by dentures is improved. ing.

[0003] The dentures are a general term for artificial teeth, and are also called artificial teeth, including crowns such as metal crowns, continuous teeth (incisors, secondary teeth), bridge dentures (bridges), and partial teeth. It includes all dentures (local dentures), all dentures (full dentures, full dentures), and the like.

However, in general, the term denture is mainly associated with a removable partial denture or a complete denture.

[0005]

By the way, in the case of a conventional denture, for example, a denture made up entirely of dentures, when newly formed, it is formed to conform to the shape of the upper jaw in the mouth. That is, a gap is generated between the mucous membrane of the upper jaw and the denture due to deformation of the denture and the like, and the denture tends to come off or a part of food enters the gap.

[0006] As a measure for eliminating the gap between the mucous membrane of the upper jaw and the denture, there is a method of backing the denture, making a new denture again, or using a high-viscosity gap absorbent.

[0007] However, in the case where the above-mentioned denture is backed or a new denture is made again, there is a disadvantage that new large processing or manufacturing cost is required, which is economically disadvantageous.

When a high-viscosity gap absorbent is used, it is necessary to replace the gap absorbent every time the denture is removed, and the gap absorbent becomes disposable, which is economically disadvantageous. There is an inconvenience.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to eliminate the above-mentioned factors, the present invention improves the ability to chew food by substituting for missing teeth when the ability to chew food is reduced due to missing teeth. In dentures, when there is a gap between the upper mucous membrane and the denture in the mouth due to the aging of the denture, the gap correction with the suction function between the upper mucous membrane and the denture to correct this gap and bring the denture into the proper use state A tool is provided.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
When a gap is generated between the denture and the mucous membrane of the upper jaw due to the aging of dentures, the gap generated by the aging is corrected by a gap corrector, and the aged denture is put into a proper use state.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 3 show a first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 2 denotes an upper jaw of a human, 4 denotes a lower jaw, and 6 denotes a denture composed of, for example, a complete denture.

The denture 6 is, as shown in FIG.
A plate-shaped base 8 in contact with a mucous membrane portion, which is a surface of the base, and a denture portion 10 arranged in an arc shape at an edge of the plate-shaped base 8,
Generally, the plate-like base 8 of the denture 6 is adsorbed to the mucous membrane part of the upper jaw 2 via saliva, and the denture 6 is fixed in the mouth.

At this time, a gap corrector 12 having a suction function is provided between the mucous membrane portion of the upper jaw 2 and the denture 6.

More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the gap correcting device 12 includes a main body 14 formed of a flexible material and a mucous membrane portion of the upper jaw 2 which is a surface side of the main body 14. A plurality of suction tools 16 protrudingly formed on the side in contact with
An adhesive portion 18 is provided on the side of the denture 6 which is the back side of the main body portion 14 and which comes into contact with the plate-like base 8.

The gap corrector 12 is formed to have a thickness capable of eliminating a gap between the mucous membrane portion of the upper jaw 2 and the plate-like base 8 of the denture 6. The thickness of the gap corrector 12 is generally reduced. It need not have a substantially uniform thickness.

Next, the operation will be described.

When the gap corrector 12 is used, the adhesive portion 18 is attached to the plate-like base 8 of the denture 6, the denture 6 with the gap corrector 12 is inserted into the mouth, and the mucosa of the maxilla 2 is The denture 6 is fixed in the mouth by the suction tool 16 while being pressed while contacting.

At this time, the denture 6 is adsorbed to the mucous membrane portion of the upper jaw 2 via the gap correcting tool 12, and the gap correcting tool 1
2 corrects the gap, that is, the denture 6 is properly used, that is, there is no gap.

As a result, the gap generated due to aging can be corrected by the gap corrector 12, and the aged denture 6 can be put into a proper use state, and a method of backing the denture or making a new denture again is made. No measures are required, which is economically and practically advantageous.

Since the gap corrector 12 can be washed together with the denture 6 when removing the denture 6, the gap corrector 12 can be used continuously, which is economically advantageous. At the same time, the gap correction tool 12 can be kept clean, which is advantageous in terms of hygiene.

Further, when a new denture is produced, the use of the gap corrector 12 makes it possible to minimize the area of the denture in contact with the mucous membrane portion of the upper jaw 2, thereby improving the usability. It is.

FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. In the second embodiment, portions that perform the same functions as those in the first embodiment will be described with the same reference numerals.

A feature of the second embodiment is that the gap correcting device 22 is provided with a suction function on both front and back surfaces thereof.

That is, as shown in FIG.
2 is formed of a material having a predetermined thickness having flexibility, for example, a material having a thickness conforming to the wish.
A hole 26 communicating with one of the front and back surfaces of the main body 24 is provided on each of the front and back surfaces.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the first hole 26-1 communicating with the front surface of the main body 24 and the first hole 26-1 communicating with the back of the main body 24 alternately communicate with the front and back surfaces of the main body 24. A second hole 26-2 is formed.

When the gap correcting tool 22 is used, when the back surface of the main body 24 is brought into contact with the plate-shaped base of the denture, the main body 24 is pressed from the front side thereof. The air in the second hole 26-2 communicating with the back surface of the portion 24 is pushed out, and the back surface of the main body portion 24 is adsorbed to the plate-like base of the denture.

Then, the denture with the gap corrector 22 is inserted into the mouth and pressed while contacting the mucous membrane of the upper jaw.
The air in the first hole 26-1 communicating with the surface of the main body 24 is pushed out, and the denture is fixed in the mouth.

As a result, the structure of the gap correcting tool 22 can be simplified, the manufacturing is easy, the cost can be reduced, and it is economically advantageous.

Further, since the gap generated due to aging can be reliably corrected by the gap correcting tool 22, the aging denture can be properly used similarly to the first embodiment. There is no need to back out of dentures or create new dentures again.
It is economically and practically advantageous.

Further, since the gap corrector 22 can be washed together with the denture when removing the denture, the gap corrector 22 can be continuously used as in the first embodiment. It is possible and economically advantageous, and the gap correction tool 22 can be kept clean,
It is also hygienic.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various applications can be made.

For example, in the second embodiment of the present invention,
When forming a hole in the body of the gap correction tool, the hole was provided so as to communicate with one of the front and back surfaces of the body,
Instead of the hole, it is also possible to form a hole that penetrates both the front and back surfaces of the main body, and to simultaneously adsorb the denture and the gap correction tool and the suction between the gap correction tool and the mucous membrane part of the upper jaw. .

[0034] In this case, the gap corrector can be simultaneously attached by the conventional denture mounting operation, and the gap corrector can be simultaneously removed by the conventional denture removal operation, thereby improving usability. .

[0035]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, in a denture in which the function of chewing food is improved by substituting for the missing tooth when the function of chewing food is reduced due to the missing tooth. When a gap was created between the upper mucous membrane of the mouth and the denture due to aging of the mouth, a gap corrector with a suction function was provided between the upper mucous membrane and the denture to correct the gap and bring the denture to the proper use state So
The gap created by aging can be corrected by a gap correction tool, and the aged denture can be put in the proper use condition.Therefore, there is no need to back up the denture or create a new denture again, which is economical. And it is practically advantageous. In addition, since the gap corrector can be washed together with the denture when removing the denture, continuous use of the gap corrector is possible, which is economically advantageous and cleans the gap corrector. It can be maintained in a sanitary condition.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory view showing a first embodiment of the present invention when a denture is attached.

FIG. 2 is a plan view when a gap corrector is attached to the denture.

FIG. 3 is a schematic enlarged sectional view of a gap correcting tool.

FIG. 4 is a schematic enlarged sectional view of a gap correcting device showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 upper jaw 4 lower jaw 6 denture 8 plate base 10 denture part 12 gap correction tool 14 main body 16 suction tool 18 adhesive part

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A denture which is used instead of a missing tooth to improve the function of chewing food when the function of chewing food is reduced due to a missing tooth. A gap corrector having an adsorbing function between the mucous membrane of the upper jaw and the denture in order to correct the gap when the gap is generated and bring the denture into a proper use state.