US Patent Issued to MOFDENTAL on Nov. 4 for "Process for making a reinforcing structure for dental prostheses in continuous fiber composite materials" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,474, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to MOFDENTAL S.R.L. (Milan).

"Process for making a reinforcing structure for dental prostheses in continuous fiber composite materials" was invented by Gabriele Natale (Milan) and Michele Tonizzo (Milan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A process for making a reinforcing structure (20) for dental prostheses in continuous fiber composite materials is described, comprising the steps of: -a) obtaining a digital three-dimensional model (2) of the patient's palate by means of a three-dimensional scan; -b) defining an operative outline (3;3') through an offset of at least one portion of said three-dimensiona...