Dental prostheses
AssigneeDENTCA, Inc.
InventorTae Hyung Kim
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Abstract
Disclosed is an apparatus for implant-bar-supported restoration that includes a superstructure and a plurality of dental bars. At least two of the plurality of dental bars have different shapes or different sizes, and the superstructure is coupled with the plurality of dental bars. Also disclosed is a dental bar including a plurality of separate pieces, wherein: each of the plurality of pieces is shaped and configured to be coupled with a dental implant; each of the plurality of pieces is shaped and configured to be coupled with a superstructure; and each of the plurality of pieces has a different shape or different size.
Claims20
An apparatus for implant-bar-supported restoration, the apparatus comprising a superstructure and a plurality of dental bars,
- wherein at least two of the plurality of dental bars have different shapes and different sizes,
- wherein the plurality of dental bars are positioned on the superstructure to be spaced apart from one another;
- wherein the superstructure is coupled with the plurality of dental bars such that a plurality of gaps are formed between the plurality of dental bars coupled to the superstructure, each gap formed between two different dental bars,
- wherein each of the plurality of dental bars comprises at least one implant interface and a beam structure, and
- wherein the at least one implant interface is protrudingly formed from a bottom surface of the beam structure and shaped and configured to be inserted into a dental implant fixed to a patient's gum.
A dental bar comprising a plurality of separate pieces, wherein:
- each of the plurality of pieces is shaped and configured to be coupled with a dental implant fixed to a patient's gum and having a receiving portion shaped and configured to receive a corresponding one of the plurality of pieces;
- each of the plurality of pieces is shaped and configured to be coupled with a superstructure;
- each of the plurality of pieces has a different shape and a different size;
- the plurality of pieces coupled with the superstructure are positioned to be spaced apart from one another;
- a plurality of gaps are formed between the plurality of pieces coupled to the superstructure, each gap formed between two different pieces;
- each of the plurality of pieces comprises an implant interface and a beam structure;
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- the implant interface is protrudingly formed from a bottom surface of the beam structure and shaped and configured to be inserted into the dental implant fixed to the patient's gum.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.