System and Method for Dental Implants
OwnerMichael C. Maksiminventor
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided that relate to a dental implant procedure. In one example, a dental implant system may include a dental implant having an implant shaft and a thread that wraps in a helical fashion around the implant shaft. An implant shaft socket may be located in the implant shaft adjacent to a proximal end of the implant. The implant may also include a circular lip that extends axially from a distal end of the implant. The circular lip may be configured to seat into a circular implant retention groove at a bottom floor of a predrilled implant hole in a jaw bone.
Claims23
A surgical guide system for use in a dental implant procedure, the surgical guide system ensuring that a desired drilling depth into a jaw bone is not exceeded, the surgical guide system comprising:
- a surgical guide, comprising:
- a retention portion that secures the surgical guide in place;
- and
- an implant site portion joined to the retention portion, the implant site portion comprising a cylindrical aperture having a selected diameter and located adjacent to an implant site, wherein the selected diameter is greater than a first diameter of a first osteotomy drill having a first length, and the selected diameter is less than a second diameter of a second osteotomy drill having a second length that is greater than the first length, such that the second osteotomy drill may not be inserted into the cylindrical aperture.
A dental implant preparation system for use in a dental implant procedure, the dental implant preparation system comprising:
- a trephine drill, comprising:
- a cylindrical blade including a plurality of cutting teeth at a distal end of the cylindrical blade;
- a shank extending from a proximal end of the cylindrical blade;
- and
- at least one internal blade within a diameter of the cylindrical blade, the at least one internal blade including a leading edge adjacent to the distal end of the cylindrical blade, wherein the at least one internal blade is operable to remove bone or gingiva as the trephine drill is rotated and pressed into the bone or the gingiva.
A dental implant system for use in a dental implant procedure, the dental implant system comprising:
- a dental implant, comprising:
- an implant shaft extending between a proximal end and a distal end of the dental implant,
- a thread wrapping in a helical fashion around the implant shaft between the proximal end and the distal end of the dental implant;
- an implant shaft socket in the implant shaft and adjacent to the proximal end of the dental implant;
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- a circular lip extending axially from the distal end of the dental implant, the circular lip configured to seat into a circular implant retention groove at a bottom floor of a predrilled implant hole in a jaw bone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.