# US 11,026,769 B2 · Dental insert

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- Number: US 11,026,769 B2
- Document ID: US11026769B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/257,199
- Filed: 2019-01-25
- Published: 2020-03-05
- Granted: 2021-06-08
- Earliest claimed: 2018-08-30
- Applicants: Michael Lowe
- Inventors: Michael Lowe
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11026769B2

## CPC

- A61C 8/0057: {with elastic means}
- A61C 8/0089: {Implanting tools or instruments}
- A61C 8/0093: {Features of implants not otherwise provided for}
- A61C 8/0037: {Details of the shape}
- A61C 8/005: {Connecting devices for joining an upper structure with an implant member, e.g. spacers}
- A61C 8/008: {Healing caps or the like}
- A61C 2008/0084: {Provisional implants or abutments}
- B32B 2274/00: Thermoplastic elastomer material
- A61C: DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE (non-driven toothbrushes A46B; {tongue scrapers A61B17/24;} preparations for dentistry A61K6/00; preparations for cleaning the teeth or mouth A61K8/00, A61Q11/00)
- B32B: LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM

## Abstract

A dental insert consists of a spherical body of a medical grade elastomer. The body has a circumference with a plurality of outwardly extending projections of uniform size and shape distributed evenly about the circumference. The body is not more than 10 mm in diameter, as measured from an outer extremity of the projections. This dental insert has application in implant dentistry and endodontics.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A combination, comprising:
a dental implant that integrates with the bone of the maxilla or mandible to support a dental prosthesis, the dental implant having an abutment to provide as an external connection, the abutment having a screw access channel;
a dental insert, comprising:
a spherical body of a medical grade elastomer, the body having a circumference with a plurality of outwardly extending projections of uniform size and shape distributed evenly about the circumference, the body being not more than 10 mm in diameter, as measured from an outer extremity of the projections;
wherein the dental insert is inserted into the screw access channel to prevent contaminants from entering the screw access channel.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The combination of claim 1, wherein the medical grade elastomer is a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE).

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The combination of claim 1, wherein the projections are resilient flexible spikes.