Dental prosthesis
AssigneeMaló Clinic
InventorsAntónio Silva, João Legatheaux, Miguel De Araújo Nobre, Carlos Moura Guedes, Ricardo Almeida, Nuno Sereno
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Abstract
A dental prosthesis formed of a composition comprising a polymeric material, the prosthesis comprising one or more locating formations adapted to receive a dental implant fixture or dental abutment, the or each locating formation comprising a recess comprising a first recess portion formed in the polymeric material of the prosthesis, and a second recess portion provided in a sleeve located in the prosthesis.
Claims18
A dental prosthesis formed of a composition comprising a polymeric material, the prosthesis comprising one or more locating formations adapted to receive a dental implant fixture or dental abutment, the or each locating formation comprising a recess having an inverted frustum-shape, the recess comprising a first recess portion formed in the polymeric material of the prosthesis, and a second recess portion provided in a sleeve located below the first recess within the prosthesis, wherein a lower edge of the first recess portion abuts an upper edge of the second recess portion, said lower edge and upper edge having a substantially equal diameter;
- wherein the polymeric material of the prosthesis comprises a repeat unit of formula (I):
- wherein t1 and w1 independently represent 0 or 1 and v1 represents 0, 1 or 2;
- and wherein the sleeve is manufactured from titanium or an alloy thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.