Virtual and physical dental models of dental surfaces and analog socket structure of a dental implant and related procedures

A system for creating a virtual dental model of a dental structure of a patient for a restorative procedure, the system comprising:

• a computer system including a processor and memory programmed to cause the computer system to:
• generate a virtual model of the dental structure of the patient, the virtual model including a portion associated with soft dental surfaces, a portion associated with hard dental surfaces, and an implant site;
• identify a first portion of the virtual model corresponding to a portion of the soft dental surfaces within the implant site, the first portion having a first virtual surface corresponding to a surface of the soft dental surfaces;
• define a second virtual surface displaced in a apical direction from the first virtual surface;
• define a first lateral virtual surface that extends between at least the first virtual surface and the second virtual surface;
• modify the virtual model to create a first virtual model part corresponding to the portion of the soft dental surfaces, the first virtual surface, the second virtual surface, and the first lateral surface;
• and
• output a composite model corresponding to the modified virtual model, the composite model including a first model part and a second model part, the first model part corresponding to a shape of the first virtual model part and the second model part corresponding to at least a portion of hard dental surfaces.

An apparatus for aiding in correcting representing interaction of a dental structure of a patient with a restorative object, the apparatus comprising:

• a composite dental model of the dental structure of the patient, the composite dental model including:
• an implant site;
• a first model part corresponding to at least a portion of soft dental surface of the dental structure of the patient and surrounding the implant site, the first model part comprising:
• a first surface corresponding to an external surface of the soft dental surfaces and surrounding the implant site;
• a second surface separated from the first surface in an apical direction;
• and
• a first lateral surface that extends between the first surface and the second surface;
• a second model part corresponding to at least a portion of hard dental surfaces of the dental structure of the patient.