Tooth implant with a primary and a secondary crown
OwnerRobert Lauxinventor
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Abstract
In a tooth implant comprising a primary crown for mounting on a base carrier implanted into a patient's jaw and a secondary crown mounted onto the primary crown for supporting a bridge or prosthesis, the primary crown has a circular or ball-shaped projection and the secondary crown has a recess of a complementary configuration receiving the projection of the primary crown so that the secondary crown is pivotally supported by the primary crown for permitting adjustments during installation of the prosthesis or bridge onto the secondary crown.
Claims16
A tooth implant comprising a primary crown (3) for a mounting on a base carrier (2) implanted into a patients jaw, a secondary crown (4) mounted onto the primary crown (3) and a bridge or prosthesis (5) supported by the secondary crown (4), the secondary crown (4) having an outer contour (6) which is, at least in one cross-sectional plane, at least partially circular, and the prosthesis or bridge (5) having a cavity (8) including a bearing structure (7) having a configuration corresponding to the at least partially circular contour (6) of the secondary crown (4) and being pivotally captivated in the cavity (8) of the bearing structure (7) for pivotally supporting the prosthesis or bridge (5) and permitting rotational movement between the secondary crown (4) and the bearing structure (7) together with the prosthesis or bridge (5).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.