Adaptor for dental implant abutment
AssigneeSimple Smiles Dental Solutions Inc.
InventorARMAND JUSUF
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Abstract
An adaptor for a dental implant abutment includes a body extending along a longitudinal axis between a proximal end and a distal end. The body has a longitudinally extending bore extending from the proximal end for sliding receipt of a post of a dental implant abutment. The body has a distal shaft for inserting into a dental prosthetic, and the distal shaft tapers in outer diameter going towards the distal end. The body has proximal flange for securing between the dental prosthetic and the dental implant abutment. The proximal flange has a first ledge for abutting the dental implant abutment and a second ledge for abutting the dental prosthetic, and the second ledge tapers in outer diameter going towards the distal end.
Claims20
An adaptor for a dental implant abutment, comprising:
- a body extending along a longitudinal axis between a proximal end and a distal end;
- wherein the body has a longitudinally extending bore extending from the proximal end for sliding receipt of a post of a dental implant abutment;
- wherein the body has a distal shaft for inserting into a dental prosthetic, and the distal shaft tapers in outer diameter going towards the distal end;
- wherein the body has proximal flange for positioning between the dental prosthetic and the dental implant abutment, the proximal flange has a first ledge for abutting the dental implant abutment and a second ledge for abutting the dental prosthetic, and the second ledge tapers in outer diameter going towards the distal end.
A dental implant system comprising
- an abutment for securing between a dental implant and a dental prosthetic, the abutment having a first section for securing to the dental implant and a second section comprising a post;
- an adaptor for securing the abutment to the dental implant, the adaptor comprising a body extending longitudinally between a proximal end positionable towards the dental implant and a distal end positionable towards the dental prosthetic, wherein the body has a bore extending longitudinally from the proximal end for sliding receipt of the post, and a longitudinally extending distal shaft for inserting into the dental prosthetic, wherein the distal shaft tapers in outer diameter going towards the distal end.
A method for installing a dental implant system, comprising:
- a. securing a first section of an abutment to an implant;
- b. sliding an adaptor onto a post of a second section of the abutment to position a proximal end of the adaptor towards the implant and a distal end of the adaptor away from the implant, and adhering the adaptor to the post;
- c. inserting the distal end of the adaptor into a dental prosthetic to position a distal shaft of the adaptor within the dental prosthetic, wherein the distal shaft tapers in outer diameter going towards the distal end, and adhering the distal shaft to the dental prosthetic.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.