Abstract: The invention relates to a device and method for confirming bite registration for dental implants. The device has an elongated plate having one or more openings formed at an angle to a longitudinal axis of the plate. A hollow post has an exterior wall corresponding in size and shape to the openings in the plate so as to fittingly slide through a selected plate opening. An inner aperture in the post is suitable for engaging with a portion of the dental implant that extends above the healed gumline of a patient. When the post is engaged with the implant, and the plate is placed over the post, an outer surface of the plate is oriented in a substantially parallel relationship to an occlusal plane. The post and the plate are secured together to register orientation of the dental implant in relation to the occlusal plane.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming dental matrices and copings is disclosed. The apparatus provides a first and a second compression member, each of which is provided with a pliable surface thereon. One of the compression members has a point for the attachment of a conventionally formed tooth die thereto, upon which a sheet of conventional coping material can be placed. The compression members are attachable to a jacking apparatus which imparts relative motion to the two compression members urging them together and compressing the tooth die therebetween the sheet of coping material conforming to the shape of the tooth die itself. In the method of the present invention, the first and second compression members are placed a distance apart, and the tooth die attached to one of the compression members at its pliable surface.