Dental Ridge Augmentation Matrix with Integrated Dental Implant Surgical Drill Guide System
AssigneesThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Defense
InventorsPeter Liacouras, Michael Yang
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Abstract
The subject matter of the instant invention relates to a dental implant surgical apparatus and system comprising a customized dental ridge augmentation matrix and one or, optionally, a plurality of dental implant surgical drill guides, and methods of use thereof.
Claims24
A dental implant surgical system for simultaneous surgical placement of an intraoral bone graft and a dental implant in a subject in need thereof, said system comprising a customized ridge augmentation matrix and one or a plurality of dental implant surgical drill guides, wherein the customized ridge augmentation matrix is custom configured to the subject's anatomy prior to the surgical placement to provide space maintenance for the intraoral bone graft and wherein at least a portion of the customized ridge augmentation matrix comprises a plurality of porous openings;
- wherein said one or a plurality of dental implant surgical drill guides comprise a drill port that can receive and guide an implant osteotomy drill;
- wherein the dental implant surgical drill guides may be articulated with and stably retained by the customized ridge augmentation matrix in the subject, and wherein each of said plurality of dental implant surgical drill guides comprises a different diameter drill port designed for sequential placement of increasing diameter implant osteotomy drills during the simultaneous surgical placement of the intraoral bone graft and the dental implant in the subject in need thereof.
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