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US 12,042,345 B2Granted
Dental device comprising surgical template and false teeth set and related methods
AssigneesInstitut Straumann AG, Jason Watson
InventorJason Watson
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Abstract
A dental device is described. The dental device includes a surgical template having one or more sites for drilling osteotomies in the maxillary or mandibular jaw and a false teeth set. The surgical template and false teeth set are configured to fit together to form a denture prosthesis that can be implanted in a patient. Also described are a method for creating a surgical dental template, a method for implanting a dental prosthesis, and a method for reducing jaw bone in a patient.
Claims13
A dental device comprising:
- a false teeth set;
- and
- a surgical template consisting of a singular structure, having a first surface including one or more drill holes for drilling osteotomies in a maxillary or mandibular jaw of a patient, the surgical template further having one or more pin holes that have an axis transverse to an axis of the one or more drill holes,
- wherein each of the one or more drill holes comprises a cylindrical wall that rises above said first surface and has a height which is capable of limiting drilling depth of an osteotomy in the maxillary or mandibular jaw of the patient,
- wherein said first surface allows for mateable attachment of the false teeth set,
- wherein the surgical template has a non-metallic second surface that resembles a color and appearance of gum tissue, and
- wherein the surgical template and false teeth set are configured to fit together to form a denture prosthesis.
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A dental device comprising:
- a surgical template consisting of a singular structure, and configured to fit an interior of a maxillary or mandibular jaw over an edentulous patient's maxillary or mandibular gum tissue;
- a false teeth set;
- wherein the surgical template comprises a first surface including one or more drill holes for drilling osteotomies in the maxillary or mandibular jaw of the patient,
- wherein each of the one or more drill holes comprises a cylindrical wall that rises above said first surface and has a height which is capable of limiting drilling depth of an osteotomy in the maxillary or mandibular jaw of the patient,
- wherein said first surface allows for mateable attachment of the false teeth set,
- wherein the surgical template has a non-metallic second surface that resembles a color and appearance of gum tissue,
- wherein the surgical template and false teeth set are configured to fit together to form a denture prosthesis,
- wherein the false teeth set comprises one or more openings configured to overlap the one or more drill holes of the surgical template when the template and false teeth set are fit together, and
- wherein a wall of the surgical template is configured to provide one or more pin holes that have an axis transverse to an axis of the one or more drill holes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.