Adjustable system for magnetic denture retention
OwnerJeffrey L. Leadinghaminventor
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Abstract
An adjustable denture retention system may include an elongated baseplate configured for adjustable longitudinal positioning within a mouth of a patient. The baseplate may be adapted to magnetically engage a denture in order to retain the denture in place in the mouth without the use of an adhesive. The denture may include one or more magnets and the baseplate may include a ferromagnetic material. The system may include spacers for engaging permanent dental implants within the patient's mouth and for spacing the baseplate from the gingiva to promote dental hygiene. A number of spacers of different heights allows for an adjustable height of the baseplate above the gingiva regardless of the thickness of the gingiva.
Claims14
An adjustable denture retention system adapted to retain a denture in position of a mouth of a patient, said denture retention system comprising:
- at least two implants adapted for implanting in a maxillary or jaw bone of a patient, each of said at least two implants including a receiver;
- an elongated baseplate including a baseplate aperture elongated in a direction along a longitudinal axis of the baseplate and extending through the baseplate from a top of the baseplate to a bottom of the baseplate, wherein the elongated baseplate is ferromagnetic, and wherein the elongated baseplate is elongated in the direction along the longitudinal axis with symmetric ends;
- at least two fasteners, each of the at least two fasteners adapted to simultaneously pass through the baseplate aperture at any of a plurality of longitudinal positions along the baseplate aperture and into the receiver of a respective one the at least two implants, each of said at least two fasteners further adapted to secure the baseplate at a plurality of relative positions with respect to the at least two implants, wherein said plurality of relative positions are located along the direction of the longitudinal axis of the baseplate;
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- at least one denture, said denture including at least one magnet adapted to align with the elongated baseplate in the mouth of the patient, thereby securing the denture in a fixed relative position within the mouth of the patient.
An adjustable denture retention system adapted to retain a denture in position with respect to tissue of a mouth of a patient, said denture retention system comprising:
- a plurality of implants adapted for implanting in a maxillary or jaw bone of a patient, each of said implants including a respective receiver;
- a plurality of spacers, each of the spacers adapted for at least partial insertion in the receiver of a respective one of the implants;
- an elongated baseplate elongated along a longitudinal axis and having symmetric ends, the elongated baseplate including a baseplate aperture extending through the elongated baseplate from a top of the baseplate to a bottom of the baseplate;
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- a plurality of fasteners, each of the fasteners adapted to simultaneously pass through the baseplate aperture, through the at least one of the plurality of spacers, and into the respective receiver of at least one implant of the plurality of implants so as to secure the baseplate at a fixed location with respect to the at least one implant of the plurality of implants while said elongated baseplate is in direct contact with a top of at least one spacer of the plurality of spacers;
- wherein the at least one spacer of the plurality of spacers has a spacer height such that the at least one spacer of the plurality of spacers is adapted to contact the baseplate at a location above the tissue of the mouth of the patient.
An adjustable denture retention system adapted to retain a denture in position with respect to a mouth of a patient, said denture retention system comprising:
- at least two endosseous or osseointegrated implants adapted for implanting in an alveolar arch of a maxillary or jaw bone of a patient;
- a ferromagnetic baseplate elongated along a longitudinal axis and including symmetric ends, the baseplate including a longitudinally elongated aperture extending from a top of the baseplate to a bottom of the baseplate, the baseplate adapted to be releasably attached to the at least two implants via at least two retaining screws simultaneously passing through the aperture at a plurality of locations in a direction along a longitudinal axis of the baseplate;
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- a denture including at least one magnet, said denture adapted to align with said alveolar arch such that the at least one magnet aligns with the baseplate, thereby retaining the denture in a fixed position within the mouth of the patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.