Tooth implant method
AssigneeImam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
InventorHamad Saleh Hamad ALRUMAIH
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Abstract
An accurate and precise surgical guide for dental procedures, especially a procedure involving a subject with few or no teeth as well as methods for making and use of such guides.
Claims13
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The method of claim 17, wherein the UV curable resin is cured without heat curing.
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The method of claim 17, wherein obtaining the STL file describing the maxillary bone structure of the patient comprises transforming data in a digital imaging and communications in medicine (DICOM) file into an STL file using DICOM reconstruction software.
The method of claim 17, further comprising performing a CBCT scan of the maxillary bone structure of the patient.
The method of claim 17, wherein producing the STL file describing the bone-supported maxillary sinus surgical guide comprises determining a position of a window that covers a lateral wall of the sinus and zygomatic process of the maxilla.
The method of claim 17, wherein producing the STL file describing the bone-supported maxillary sinus surgical guide comprises determining a tooth implant position.
The method of claim 17, wherein producing the STL file describing the bone-supported maxillary sinus surgical guide comprises contouring and/or smoothing the design of the bone-supported maxillary sinus surgical guide.
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A tooth implant method for treating a patient missing one or more teeth, comprising:
- placing a 3D printed bone supported maxillary sinus surgical guide in the mouth of the patient thereby marking access to the sinus, then
- installing a tooth implant in the maxilla of the patient;
- wherein prior to the placement of the 3D printed bone supported sinus surgical guide in the mouth of the patient, the method further comprises:
- making the 3D printed bone supported maxillary sinus surgical guide by:
- obtaining an STL file describing a maxillary bone structure of the patient as imaged by cone beam computerized tomography (“CBCT”);
- producing an STL file describing the 3D printed bone-supported maxillary sinus surgical guide using implant planning software and the STL file describing the maxillary bone structure of the patient;
- 3D printing the 3D printed bone-supported maxillary sinus surgical guide from a UV curable resin using the STL file describing the 3D printed bone-supported maxillary sinus surgical guide, and curing the UV curable resin with light;
- 3D printing a scale model that comprises maxillary surfaces in contact with the 3D printed bone-supported maxillary sinus surgical guide from a UV curable resin using the STL file describing the maxillary bone structure of the patient, and curing the UV curable resin with light;
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- test fitting the 3D printed bone-supported maxillary sinus surgical guide to the scale model.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.