JOSEPH S TROVATO
Dentist in Kearny, NJ
License number
New Jersey 22DI00683200
Issued Date
Dec 18, 1958
Expiration Date
Oct 31, 2017
Category
Dentistry
Type
Dentist
Address
Address
Kearny, NJ
Professional information
Dr. Joseph S Trovato, Kearny NJ - DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery)
Specialties:
Dentistry
Address:
445 Belgrove Dr, Kearny 07032
(201) 991-0177 (Phone), (201) 991-1928 (Fax)
(201) 991-0177 (Phone), (201) 991-1928 (Fax)
Languages:
English
Education:
Medical School
Graduates of Institutions Not Listed As Medical Schools
Graduates of Institutions Not Listed As Medical Schools
Maxillary Model Positioning Method And Apparatus
US Patent:
5641285, Jun 24, 1997
Filed:
Apr 12, 1995
Appl. No.:
8/420407
Inventors:
Joseph P. Trovato - Kearny NJ
International Classification:
A61C 1100
US Classification:
433 56
Abstract:
Disclosed are a method and apparatus for relating a model of a maxillary arch of a patient to a simulated axis of rotation of the condyle of the lower jaw of the patient. In carrying out the invention in one form, a pointer is positioned on a predetermined landmark of the upper jaw of a patient. A lateral image of the condyle and the pointer are obtained while the patient's two hamular notches and incisive papilla define a plane which, preferably, is substantially horizontal. From the image, vertical and front-to-back distances of the axis of rotation of the condyle relative to the landmark are then determined. A model of a maxillary arch of a patient is positioned such that the predetermined landmark is located with substantially the same vertical and front-to-back distances from a simulated axis of rotation of the patient's lower jaw. Finally, a model of the patient's lower jaw that rotates about the simulated axis is positioned to abut the model of the maxillary arch.