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US 2023/0210638 A1Published application
Dental membrane
AssigneeBiomet 3i, LLC
InventorsKaushal Kumar, Jay Jayashankar
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Abstract
A dental membrane that is used with a patient having insufficient bone at a surgical site during a ridge augmentation. The dental membrane includes a first layer and a second layer. The first layer is cortical bone or formed from artificial bone materials to have characteristics of cortical bone. The second layer is cancellous bone or formed from artificial bone materials to have characteristics of cancellous bone.
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A dental membrane, comprising:
- a first layer being formed from one of cortical bone and an artificial bone material that has characteristics of cortical bone;
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- a second layer being formed from one of cancellous bone and an artificial bone material that has characteristics of cancellous bone.
A method of forming a dental membrane, the method comprising:
- obtaining a first layer of cortical bone;
- obtaining a second layer of cancellous bone;
- and
- coupling the first layer to the second layer.
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A dental membrane, comprising:
- a first layer being formed from cortical bone;
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- a second layer being formed from cancellous bone,
- wherein the first layer is coupled to the second layer with a biocompatible adhesive, wherein the first layer and the second layer form an arc and the first layer defines an outer surface of the arc and the second layer defines an inner surface of the arc, and wherein the first layer has a thickness and a porosity less than a thickness and a porosity of the second layer.
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