Universal digital dental implant scanning code and method
OwnerWilliam M. Aerniinventor
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Abstract
A universal digital implant scanning code (UDDISC) is provided on a dental implant body and/or any device attached to the dental implant body (e.g., the dental implant carrier). Implant bodies and platforms are available in many different types of sizes and configurations from many different companies. The UDDISC allows for an immediate digital scan of the dental implant in relationship to the patient's dentition.
Claims20
A dental implant product including at least a dental implant comprising a first implant portion adapted to be fixed in the bone of a dental patient within the patient's existing dentition, a second implant portion adapted to extend from the bone of a dental patient when the first implant portion is fixed in the bone at the initial surgery of the dental patient, and at least one indicium on the second implant portion that can be scanned on the day of surgical placement of the first implant portion, or during a second stage surgery, indicative of the conformation of the first implant portion.
A dental implant product including at least a dental implant comprising a first implant portion adapted to be fixed in the bone of a dental patient within the patient's existing dentition, and a second implant portion that can be removed and replaced by a third implant portion having at least one code adapted to be read on the day of initial surgery wherein the first implant portion is fixed, the at least one code indicative of the conformation of the first implant portion within the patient's existing dentition.
A method of performing dental restorations comprising the steps of:
- surgically placing a dental implant in the bone of a dental patient within the patient's existing dentition, the dental implant including at least a first implant portion adapted to be fixed in the bone of a dental patient, a second implant portion adapted to extend from the bone of a dental patient when the first implant portion is fixed in the bone of the dental patient, and a code indicative of the conformation of the first implant portion relative to the patient's existing dentition;
- scanning the patient's dentition and the code with a digital scanner;
- creating a digital model of the dental implant in relation to the patient's dentition;
- using the digital model to generate a restoration;
- and seating the restoration on the surgically placed dental implant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.