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AssigneeEsthetic Implant Solutions, LLC
InventorsTodd C. Liston, Mark H. Blaisdell
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Dental implants including radiopaque markers provided therein or thereon. The implant may also include customizable length characteristics. For example, a kit may include implants with different diameters (e.g., 3 diameters), where all of the implants are of a single (e.g., long) length. The appropriate diameter implant may be selected from the kit by the practitioner, and the long length implant may be cut (e.g., with a dental drill) to the appropriate length needed. The implants include radiopaque markers on or within the implant. For example, three series of markers may be provided on different “faces” of the implant, so that the three series of markers serve as reference points when scanning, allowing triangulation of the exact position of the implant in relation to the surrounding hard and soft oral tissues.
A method of using a dental implant having customizable length characteristics and radiopaque markings to form a digital model of the dental implant within surrounding hard and soft tissue, the method comprising:
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