Multi-unit dental assembly with off-axis feature
AssigneeImplant Direct Sybron International LLC
InventorInes Aravena
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Abstract
A dental assembly includes a prosthesis having a base and a plurality of artificial teeth, and at least one connecting element coupled to the prosthesis and configured to facilitate coupling of the dental assembly to a patient's oral cavity. The at least one connecting element includes a cylinder with a body having a first end, a second end, and a passageway extending between the first and second ends. The connecting element further includes an opening through a sidewall of the cylinder that is open to the passageway. The slot allows access to a fixation screw positioned in the cylinder from a direction that is angled relative to an axis of the cylinder. A method of making a dental assembly is also disclosed.
Claims20
A dental assembly, comprising:
- a prosthesis including a base and a plurality of artificial teeth;
- and
- at least one connecting element coupled to the prosthesis and configured to facilitate coupling of the dental assembly to a patient's oral cavity,
- wherein the at least one connecting element comprises a cylinder with a body having a first end, a second end, and a passageway extending between the first and second ends, the connecting element further comprising an opening through a sidewall of the cylinder that is open to the passageway.
A method of making a dental assembly, comprising:
- forming a prosthesis having a base and a plurality of artificial teeth;
- and
- coupling at least one connecting element to the prosthesis, wherein the at least one connecting element comprises a cylinder with a body having a first end, a second end, and a passageway extending between the first and second ends, the connecting element further comprising an opening through a sidewall of the cylinder that is open to the passageway.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.