Repelling magnetic cutter teeth for dentures

Claim 2

Repelling magnetic cutter teeth for use in dentures, including: an elongate substantially rectangular magnetic cutting table posterior tooth member formed of magnetized material having a substantially planar exposed magnetic cutting table surface thereon; and an elongate substantially linear magnetic posterior cutting tooth member formed of magnetized material having a linear exposed magnetic cutting surface thereon adapted to be disposed in substantially longitudinally parallel linear relationship with the table surface of the cutting table tooth member with said cutting surfaces of said magnetic tooth members engageable with each other for cutting food therebetween, and having like poles of said members disposed adjacent each other to provide a repelling force between said magnetic cutting surfaces of said members whereby said members are repelled from other by said magnetic force fields of each member, and said linear magnetic tooth member being adapted to be disposed to lie along said planar cutting table surface disposed longitudinally of the central longitudinal planar surface thereof between the side edges thereof to produce a uniform equalized repelling force between said members, and said exposed magnetic cutting surfaces are engageable with each other for chewing food therebetween.

Claim 3

A denture having repelling magnetic cutter teeth therein including: a base plate, anterior denture teeth on the anterior portions of the denture plates; repelling magnetic cutter posterior tooth members on the posterior ridge portions of each of said denture members exposed for engagement with the opposing tooth member on the opposite denture member, one of said denture members having posterior magnetic cutter tooth members each provided with a substantially planar rectangular cutting table surface exposed thereon facing the opposite denture base plate; and the other of said denture base plates having posterior magnetic cutter tooth members thereon each providing an elongate substantially linear cutting surface exposed thereon and facing and engageable with the substantially planar table surface of the cutter tooth members of the opposite denture; said cutter tooth members being each disposed on said denture plates in a position projecting beyond the cusps of adjacent denture teeth to cause the exposed cutting surfaces of the oppositely facing cutter tooth members to engage each other along the occlusal plane of the dentures and the person wearing the same without interfering engagement with the cusps of opposing denture teeth, whereby said magnetic linear cutter tooth member engages only the planar cutting table surface of the opposite rectangular magnetic cutter tooth members for cutting and chewing food when the dentures are moved to closed position; said repelling magnetic cutter tooth members of opposite denture plates being magnetized and disposed with the magnetic poles of the cutter tooth members on denture plates disposed adjacent the like poles of the exposed magnetic cutter tooth members on the opposing denture plate and said linear cutting surface is disposed to engage the planar cutting table surface longitudinally along the central portion of said table surface to provide equalized uniform repelling force along the length of the elongate cutter tooth members with minimum lateral magnetic force in order that said magnetic cutter tooth members repel each other normal to the plane of the cutting table surface to force the dentures away from each other toward the alveolar ridges of the wearer on which said dentures rest for maximum uniform retention of the dentures on said ridges.

Claim 4

A denture having repelling magnetic cutter teeth therein including: a base plate, anterior denture teeth on the anterior portions of the denture plates; repelling magnetic cutter posterior tooth members on the posterior ridge portions of each of said denture members exposed for engagement with the opposing tooth member on the opposite denture member, one of said denture members having posterior magnetic cutter tooth members each provided with a substantially planar rectangular cutting table surface exposed thereon facing the opposite denture base plate; and the other of said denture base plates having posterior magnetic cutter tooth members thereon each providing an elongate substantially linear cutting surface exposed thereon and facing and engageable with the substantially planar table surface of the cutter tooth members of the opposite denture; said cutter tooth members being each disposed on said denture plates in a position projecting beyond the cusps of adjacent denture teeth to cause the exposed cutting surfaces of the oppositely facing cutter tooth members to engage each other along the occlusal plane of the dentures and the person wearing the same without interfering engagement with the cusps of opposing denture teeth, whereby said magnetic linear cutter tooth member engages only the planar cutting table surface of the opposite rectangular magnetic cutter tooth members for cutting and chewing food when the dentures are moved to closed position; said repelling magnetic cutter tooth members of opposite denture plates being magnetized and disposed with the magnetic poles of the cutter tooth members on denture plates disposed adjacent the like poles of the exposed magnetic cutter tooth members on the opposing denture plate and said linear cutting surface is disposed to engage the planar cutting table surface longitudinally along the central portion of said table surface to provide equalized uniform repelling force along the length of the elongate cutter tooth members with minimum lateral magnetic force in order that said magnetic cutter tooth members repel each other normal to the plane of the cutting table surface to force the dentures away from each other toward the alveolar ridges of the wearer on which said dentures rest for maximum uniform retention of the dentures on said ridges.

Claim 5

Repelling magnetic cutter tooth members of the character set forth in claim 2 wherein: the cutting members having the linear cutting surface thereon are each in the form of an elongate substantially cylindrical magnetic member providing a convex elongate linear longitudinal cutting surface on its exposed portion.

Claim 6

RepellinG magnetic cutter tooth members of the character set forth in claim 2 wherein: each of the substantially rectangular cutting table tooth members includes an exposed surface having a plurality of spaced planar cutting surfaces lying in a common plane and a plurality of recesses thereon, one between each pair of adjacent planar cutting surfaces.

Claim 7

Repelling magnetic cutter tooth members of the character set forth in claim 2 wherein each of said posterior tooth members has retaining means provided thereon for securing the same in a denture.

Claim 8

A repelling magnetic cutter tooth member of the character set forth in claim 3 wherein longitudinally extending groove means is provided on said cylindrical member for securing the same in a denture.

Claim 9

A repelling magnetic cutter tooth member of the character set forth in claim 4 wherein the cutting table tooth member is provided with laterally projecting securing means for securing said member in a denture.

Claim 10

Repelling magnetic cutter teeth of the character set forth in claim 1 wherein said teeth comprise: magnetic cutter tooth members forming posterior teeth having opposed exposed magnetic cutting surfaces thereon extending from the cuspid area to at least the second molar area; and exposed artificial teeth facings on the buccal and/or lingual surfaces having cusps thereon terminating short of the cutter surfaces of said magnetic cutting tooth members on which they are disposed.

Claim 11

A denture of the character set forth in claim 2 wherein each of said cutter teeth has buccal and/or lingual exposed artificial tooth facing thereon having cusps terminating short of the exposed magnetic cutting surfaces of said posterior magnetic cutter teeth members on which said artificial tooth facings are disposed.