Dental implant locating device and method of use.
OwnerDaniel S. Haghighiinventor
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Abstract
An improved method for determining the final position of a prosthetic crown and method for drilling a hole suited for a dental implant in a patient's jawbone includes the use of a spacer device. The spacer device comprises a vertical cylindrical barrel portion that selectively couples to industry-standard drill and receives industry-standard drill bits.
Claims10
A system adapted for use with a common dental drill having at least one drill bit and the system adapted for dental implant surgery, the system comprising:
- at least one spacer device;
- and wherein the at least one spacer device comprises
- a cylindrical spacer body comprising at least one vertical sidewall intermediate to a first and second body end, the first body end coupled to a tail shaft and the second body end encircling and defining an opening, the opening and spacer body cooperating to define hollow chamber adapted to receive the dental drill bit and wherein the tail shaft at a distal end includes a tail connector end adapted to selectively couple to the dental drill.
An improved method for locating a crown of a dental implant and orienting a pilot hole for the implant using dental drill bits and a dental drill and using existing structure in the patient's mouth, the method comprising:
- providing at least one gap key, the gap key comprising an insert portion having a first insert width;
- or
- providing at least one spacer device having an outside diameter corresponding to the first insert width;
- or
- providing both at least one gap key and at least one spacer device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.