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US 2007/0190489 A1Published application
System for Immediately Placing a Non-Occlusive Dental Implant Prosthesis
AssigneeZimmer Dental, Inc.
InventorsRobert Riley, Philip Lyren
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Abstract
A system for immediately placing a non-occlusive and non-functional temporary dental implant prosthesis in the jawbone of a human patient with the prosthesis having a size and shape of a natural human tooth.
Claims25
A dental system comprising:
- a dental implant;
- a non-occlusive provisional prosthesis prefabricated to approximate the size and shape of a human tooth;
- and
- an occlusive final prosthesis.
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A dental system comprising:
- a dental implant;
- an abutment configured for being mounted on the dental implant;
- a non-occlusive provisional prosthesis prefabricated to approximate the size and shape of a human tooth and having a top, the provisional prosthesis being removably mounted on the abutment and being configured for positioning the top below a top of an adjacent tooth on a jawbone when the provisional prosthesis is interconnected to the implant;
- and
- an occlusive final prosthesis for replacing the provisional prosthesis.
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A dental system comprising:
- a dental implant having a bore;
- a core mounted on the dental implant and defining a through-hole aligned with the bore;
- an anchor received by the bore and the through-hole for securing the core to the dental implant;
- a non-occlusive provisional prosthesis prefabricated to approximate the size and shape of a human tooth and being attached to the core, the provisional prosthesis having a top disposed below a top of an adjacent tooth on a jawbone when the provisional prosthesis is mounted on the core;
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- an occlusive final prosthesis for replacing the provisional prosthesis.
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A dental kit comprising:
- a dental implant;
- a plurality of non-occlusive provisional prostheses prefabricated to approximate the size and shape of a human tooth;
- and
- an occlusive final prosthesis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.