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US 10,517,698 B2Granted
Dental implant wedges
AssigneeZimmer Dental, Inc.
InventorsSuneel Ranga Sai Battula, Hai Bo Wen, Eneetra Patrice Livings, Michael Scott Collins
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Abstract
A method for securing a dental implant within a dental bone cavity is disclosed. The method may include inserting a dental wedge into the dental bone cavity and allowing bone tissues to grow toward and at least partially surround the dental wedge. Dental implantation systems for implementing the method are also disclosed. The system can include a dental wedge adapted to be inserted into a dental bone cavity.
Claims7
A method for securing a dental wedge within a dental bone cavity, the method comprising:
- creating the dental bone cavity by removing bone from a patient;
- inserting a dental wedge into a dental bone cavity, wherein the dental wedge has a coronal end and an apical end and has a tapered shape from the coronal end to the apical end, and wherein the dental wedge has a center bore that extends through the dental wedge from the coronal end to the apical end such that both the coronal end and the apical end have openings;
- allowing bone tissue to grow toward and at least partially surround the dental wedge, wherein the dental wedge is configured to enhance bone tissue growth;
- imaging the dental wedge using a wedge locator to determine a relative position of the dental wedge within the dental bone cavity after allowing the bone tissue to grow toward and at least partially surround the dental wedge;
- after imaging the dental wedge, creating an osteotomy at the dental bone cavity according to the imaging provided by the wedge locator;
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- inserting a dental implant through the dental wedge and into the dental bone cavity via the osteotomy, and wherein the central bore guides the dental implant in such inserting.
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