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US 2014/0154643 A1Published application
Superstructure and methods for manufacturing the same
AssigneeHeraeus Dental AB
InventorSture Benzon
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AssigneeHeraeus Dental AB
InventorSture Benzon
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A method (30) for manufacturing a dental superstructure or part thereof is provided. The method comprises the steps of (i) making (31) a dental imprint from the mouth of a subject; (ii) mounting (32) an analog in the imprint to obtain a working model; (iii) attaching (33) a screw channel directing device (10, 20), comprising a screw channel part (11, 21) and an implant cooperating part (12, 22), said screw channel part (11, 21) being tiltable in relation to the implant cooperating part (12, 22), to the working model; (iv) tilting (34) the screw channel part (11, 21) in relation to the implant cooperating part (12, 22) into a desired angle; (v) shaping a mold creating a master superstructure or part thereof onto the screw channel directing device (10, 20); (vi) forming (37) a mold based on the master superstructure or part thereof; and (vii) casting (38) or CAD/CAM shaping of the dental superstructure or part thereof. Embodiments of screw channel directing devices are also provided.
A method for manufacturing a dental superstructure or part thereof, comprising the steps of
A screw channel directing device, comprising a screw channel part and an implant cooperating part, said screw channel part comprising a screw channel mouth in the distal end, and a screw member seat with a screw hole in the proximal end, wherein the proximal end of the screw channel part is bowl shaped, such that the inner bottom surface has a concave shape and its outer bottom surface has a convex shape, and wherein the screw hole of the screw member seat is a long hole, and wherein said implant cooperating part is collar-shaped with an implant seat at its proximal end, and a distal concave screw channel part seat, wherein the screw channel part seat has a radius corresponding to the radius of the outer bottom surface of the screw channel part to form a ball joint, such that the central axis of the screw channel part may be tilted/angled in relation to a central axis of the implant cooperating part.
A screw channel directing device, comprising a screw channel part and an implant cooperating part, said screw channel part comprising a screw channel mouth in the distal end, and a screw member with a distal gripping portion in the proximal end, said screw member being arranged in a screw member seat at the bottom proximal end of the screw channel, wherein said screw member has a screw member head in the proximal end, said screw member head having a head configuration in form of a peripheral contour, adapted for cooperation with the implant cooperating part, wherein said screw member part comprises a concave interaction surface for cooperation with a convex interaction surface on the implant cooperating part to form a ball joint, said screw member head having a slanting distal contact surface for cooperation with a contact surface on the implant cooperating part when the central axis of the screw channel part is angled in relation to the central axis of the implant cooperating part.
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