System for insertion into the root canal, method for obtaining a fastening element using said system and fastening element
AssigneeAngelus Industria de Produtos Odontologicos S/A
InventorsRoberto Queiróz Martins Alcântara, Guilherme Guedes Moreno, Eduardo Lima Costa
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Abstract
The present invention is related to the dentistry field. More precisely, the present invention relates to a system for insertion into the root canal for obtaining a root fastening element to support crowns comprising a sleeve of flexible and moldable material, non-adherent to the walls of the root canal, wherein the sleeve comprises a root section and a crown section which are filled with fibers in different arrangements. In addition, the present invention is related to a method for obtaining a fastening element using the system and root fastening element to support crowns.
Claims11
A system for insertion into a root canal for obtaining a fastening element to support crowns, the system comprising:
- a flexible sleeve, wherein the flexible sleeve comprises a root section with shape and diameters approximately equal to a root canal lumen, the root canal lumen having a central lumen in a conical or parallel shape, and a crown section with a slightly smaller shape of a tooth crown to be used,
- wherein the root section of the flexible sleeve is filled with longitudinal or unidirectional fibers positioned parallel to its length and impregnated with uncured polymeric matrix, and
- wherein the crown section of the flexible sleeve is filled with chopped fibers, or fibers in the form of blankets or fabrics multi-directionally arranged and impregnated with an uncured polymeric matrix, through an opening.
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