US Patent Issued to Dentsply Sirona on Sept. 30 for "Artificial anterior tooth for naturalistic appearance" (Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,003, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Dentsply Sirona Inc. (York, Pa.).

"Artificial anterior tooth for naturalistic appearance" was invented by Brian D. Fritsch (Columbia, Pa.), Robert Karl Stupplebeen (Webster, N.Y.), Erik Russell Jacobs (York, Pa.), Edward Joseph Kuchinski (Willow Street, Pa.) and Michael Christopher Sabino (Cockeysville, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An artificial anterior tooth having a more naturalistic or lifelike appearance for use in the design and/or production of a dental prosthesis and/or dental restoration is provided. The lingual-facing surface of an artificial anterior tooth is provided with a ...