Minimally invasive method to enhance implant movement
OwnerElliot Davisinventor
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Abstract
A method for moving an existing implant along a jaw bone of a person, the method including positioning an abrasive bur between adjacent roots of the at least one tooth and existing implant in the jaw bone, rotating the abrasive bur, applying the rotating bur to penetrate the gingiva tissue covering the space between the adjacent roots of the at least one tooth and implant to remove a desired amount of gingival tissue and expose the underlying jaw bone, and contacting the bone with the rotating bur to abrasively vibrate the jaw bone adjacent to at least one tooth without drilling through the cortical bone.
Claims20
A method for moving an existing implant along a jaw bone of a person, the method comprising:
- positioning an abrasive bur between adjacent roots of the at least one tooth and existing implant in the jaw bone;
- rotating the abrasive bur;
- applying the rotating bur to penetrate the gingiva tissue covering the space between the adjacent roots of the at least one tooth and implant to remove a desired amount of gingival tissue and expose the underlying jaw bone;
- and
- contacting the bone with the rotating bur to abrasively vibrate the jaw bone adjacent to at least one tooth without drilling through the cortical bone.
A method for moving an existing implant and at least one adjacent tooth along a jaw of a person, the method comprising:
- positioning an abrasive bur with a desired diameter between adjacent roots of the at least one tooth and existing implant in the jaw bone;
- rotating the abrasive bur at a predetermined speed;
- applying the rotating bur to penetrate the gingiva tissue covering the space between the adjacent roots of the at least one tooth and implant in the jaw to remove a desired amount of gingival tissue and expose the underlying jaw bone;
- and
- contacting the bone with the rotating bur to abrasively vibrate the jaw bone adjacent to at least one tooth and implant without drilling through the cortical bone.
A method for moving an existing implant with a crown along a jaw bone of a person, the method comprising:
- positioning an abrasive bur with a desired diameter between adjacent roots of the at least one tooth and existing implant in the jaw bone, the abrasive bur being rotatable by a handheld device;
- rotating the abrasive bur with the handheld device at a predetermined speed;
- applying the rotating bur to a surface of the patient's gingiva tissue to penetrate the gingiva tissue covering the space between the adjacent roots of the at least one tooth and implant in the jaw to remove a desired amount of gingival tissue and expose the underlying jaw bone;
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- contacting the bone with the rotating bur to abrasively vibrate the jaw bone adjacent to at least one tooth without drilling into the cortical bone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.