Root-analog dental implants and systems, devices, and methods for designing and manufacturing same
AssigneeiDentical, Inc.
InventorsDavid Sanderson, Michael Collins, Brian Bowman, Colin Murphy, Brandon Duquesnel
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Abstract
A root portion of a root-analog dental implant may include a core positioned in an approximate center of the root portion of the dental implant. The core may provide mechanical strength and/or support for the dental implant and may include one or more struts. The root-analog dental implant may further include a porous surface positioned on a portion of a vertically oriented exterior surface of the core. The struts may be configured and arranged to provide mechanical strength and/or support for the root-analog dental implant.
Claims19
A root portion of a root-analog dental implant, the root portion of the root-analog dental implant being configured to fit within an unmodified alveolar socket of an extracted tooth root, the root portion comprising:
- a core configured to provide mechanical strength for the root-analog dental implant, a shape of the core being configured to approximate an irregular shape of the extracted tooth root;
- a porous surface positioned on a portion of the core, wherein an exterior geometry of the porous surface is configured to fit within the unmodified alveolar socket;
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- a strut configured to provide mechanical strength for the root-analog dental implant, the strut extending from an external surface of the core into the porous surface along a portion of a length of the core.
A root portion of a root-analog dental implant configured to fit within an unmodified alveolar socket of an extracted tooth root, the root portion comprising:
- a core configured to provide structural and mechanical support for the root-analog dental implant, a shape of the core being configured to approximate an irregular shape of the extracted tooth root;
- a porous surface positioned on a portion of the core, wherein an exterior geometry of the porous surface is configured to fit within the unmodified alveolar socket;
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- a plurality of vertically oriented struts extending from the core into the porous surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.