Positioning jig and improved methods to design and manufacture dental implants
OwnerTodd H. Lernerinventor
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Abstract
This invention is directed to a positioning jig for preparing a two or more of adjacent teeth for a dental prosthesis comprising a member with (i) three or more parallel bores in the member and (ii) one or more means to attach the member to a dental articulator. The invention is also directed to methods of use of the position jig such as to prepare a series of aligned holes in teeth or aligned holes mockup of a dental bridge for a prosthesis.
Claims22
-11. (canceled)
A method of preparing an artificial prosthesis having two or more adjacent teeth which comprises:
- (a) preparing an artificial tooth arrangement (ATA) with two or more adjacent teeth in a mold on a positioning jig comprising a member with (i) three or more parallel bores in the member and (ii) one or more means for attaching the member to a dental articulator;
- (b) placing at least three rigid struts in the parallel bores of the positioning jig;
- (c) using at least one of the rigid struts to align a drill;
- (d) drilling an aligned hole into each of the teeth in the mold;
- (e) placing a rod in each of the aligned holes of the teeth to form a series of aligned rods;
- (f) using the teeth and the aligned rods to prepare a dental mockup;
- (g) copying the dental mockup to prepare a dental bridge;
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- (h) affixing the teeth using the aligned holes to the dental bridge so as to prepare the artificial prosthesis.
A method of preparing a dental mockup with two or more aligned holes which comprises:
- (a) preparing an artificial tooth arrangement (ATA) with two or more adjacent teeth in a mold on a positioning jig comprising a member with (i) three or more parallel bores in the member, and (ii) one or more means for attaching the member to a dental articulator;
- (b) placing at least three rigid struts in the parallel bores of the positioning jig;
- (c) using at least one of the rigid struts to align a drill;
- (d) drilling an aligned hole into each of the teeth in the mold;
- (e) placing a rod in each of the aligned holes of the teeth to form a series of aligned rods;
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- (f) using the teeth and the aligned rods to prepare the dental mockup with the plurality of aligned holes.
-30. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.