Abstract An artificial tooth for anterior teeth portions including a concave hollow extending from a basal segment to a lingual incisal segment and located in a substantially central segment, wherein: a percentage of the major diameter of the hollow to the full length is in a range of 10% to 100%, a maximum depth of the hollow is in a range of 0.5 mm to 5.0 mm and a minimum thickness of a cervical segment is in a range of 0.1 mm to 5.0 mm, and a width and length of the cervical segment being defined in terms of a percentage of the cervical minimum mesiodistal length to the maximum mediodistal length being in a range of 50% to 100% and a percentage of the cervical major diameter to the full major diameter being in a range of 10% to 50%.
An artificial tooth for anterior teeth portions including a concave hollow extending from a basal segment to a lingual incisal segment and located in a substantially central segment, wherein: a percentage of the major diameter of said hollow to the full major diameter is in a range of 10% to 100%, a maximum depth of said hollow is in a range of 0.5 mm to 5.0 mm and a minimum thickness of a cervical segment is in a range of 0.1 mm to 5.0 mm, and a width and length of said cervical segment being defined in terms of a percentage of the cervical minimum mesiodistal length to the maximum mesiodistal length being in a range of 50% to 100% and a percentage of the cervical major diameter to the full major diameter being in a range of 10% to 50%.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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An artificial tooth for anterior teeth portions including a concave hollow extending from a basal segment to a lingual incisal segment and located in a substantially central segment, wherein: a percentage of the major diameter of said hollow to the full major diameter is in a range of 10% to 100%, a maximum depth of said hollow is in a range of 0.5 mm to 5.0 mm and a minimum thickness of a cervical segment is in a range of 0.1 mm to 5.0 mm, and a width and length of said cervical segment being defined in terms of a percentage of the cervical minimum mesiodistal length to the maximum mesiodistal length being in a range of 50% to 100% and a percentage of the cervical major diameter to the full major diameter being in a range of 10% to 50%.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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An artificial tooth as claimed in claim 1, which is formed of a synthetic resin.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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An artificial tooth as claimed in claim 1, which is formed of ceramics.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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An artificial tooth as claimed in claim 1, which is formed of a composite material of a synthetic resin with ceramics.