Dental prosthetic structures and components

A method of fabricating a dental restorative bridge or denture, comprising the steps of:

• positioning a bar across an edentulous space spanning one or more abutments, and sizing the bar to fit;
• releasably attaching one or more connectors to the bar;
• re-positioning the bar across the edentulous space and affixing the connectors to respective copings of the abutments;
• removing the bar from the one or more connectors;
• investing and casting the copings and respectively affixed connectors;
• and
• fixedly connecting the bar to the one or more connectors, wherein the bar accepts and retains a pontic portion of the bridge or denture.

A method of fabricating and placing a dental restorative bridge or denture, comprising the steps of:

• positioning a bar between two abutment teeth at opposite ends of an edentulous space, and sizing the bar to fit;
• releasably attaching a connector to each end of the bar, wherein the connectors each include an open side for removal of the bar;
• re-positioning the bar across the edentulous space and affixing the connectors to respective copings of the abutment teeth;
• removing the bar from the one or more connectors;
• directing an investing and casting of the copings and the respectively affixed connectors;
• fixedly connecting each cast coping, with respectively cast connector, to a respective abutment tooth, wherein the copings are fixed one at a time using a suitable dental cement;
• and
• fixedly connecting one end of the bar to a respective connector using a suitable dental cement, wherein the bar accepts and retains a pontic portion of the bridge or denture.

A method of fabricating and placing a dental restorative bridge or denture, comprising the steps of:

• positioning a bar about one or more abutment implants within an edentulous space, and sizing the bar to generally span the edentulous space;
• releasably attaching a connector to the bar in a vicinity of each of the one or more abutment implants, wherein the connectors each include an open side for removal of the bar;
• re-positioning the bar about the edentulous space and affixing the connectors to respective copings of the abutment implants;
• removing the bar from the one or more connectors;
• directing an investing and casting of the copings and the respectively affixed connectors;
• fixedly connecting each cast coping, with respectively cast connector, to a respective abutment implant, wherein the copings are fixed one at a time using a suitable dental cement;
• and
• fixedly connecting the bar to each respective connector using a suitable dental cement, wherein the bar accepts and retains a pontic portion of the bridge or denture.

A dental prosthetic connector for attaching a bridge or denture to an abutment coping, the connector being used in a method of fabricating and placing a dental restorative bridge or denture, wherein the method comprises the steps of:

• positioning a bar between two abutment teeth at opposite ends of an edentulous space, and sizing the bar to fit;
• releasably attaching a connector to each end of the bar, wherein the connectors each include an open side for removal of the bar;
• re-positioning the bar across the edentulous space and affixing the connectors to respective copings of the abutment teeth;
• removing the bar from the one or more connectors;
• directing an investing and casting of the copings and the respectively affixed connectors;
• fixedly connecting each cast coping, with respectively cast connector, to a respective abutment tooth, wherein the copings are fixed one at a time using a suitable dental cement;
• and
• fixedly connecting one end of the bar to a respective connector using a suitable dental cement, wherein the bar accepts and retains a pontic portion of the bridge or denture.

A dental prosthetic connector for attaching a bridge or denture to an abutment coping, the connector being used in a method of fabricating and placing a dental restorative bridge or denture, wherein the method comprises the steps of:

• positioning a bar about one or more abutment implants within an edentulous space, and sizing the bar to generally span the edentulous space;
• releasably attaching a connector to the bar in a vicinity of each of the one or more abutment implants, wherein the connectors each include an open side for removal of the bar;
• re-positioning the bar about the edentulous space and affixing the connectors to respective copings of the abutment implants;
• removing the bar from the one or more connectors;
• directing an investing and casting of the copings and the respectively affixed connectors;
• fixedly connecting each cast coping, with respectively cast connector, to a respective abutment implant, wherein the copings are fixed one at a time using a suitable dental cement;
• and
• fixedly connecting the bar to each respective connector using a suitable dental cement, wherein the bar accepts and retains a pontic portion of the bridge or denture.