Synthetic supracrestal dental implant fibers
AssigneesNew York University, Case Western Reserve University
InventorsLeena PALOMO, Steven J. EPPELL
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Abstract
A dental implant for facilitating interdental papilla growth includes an implanted portion configured to be inserted into a jawbone; an abutment configured to be attached to an exposed end of the implanted portion; and supracrestal fibers extending laterally from an exterior surface of the abutment to form a scaffold between the dental implant and an adjacent tooth for facilitating interdental papilla growth in a supracrestal region of the dental implant.
Claims19
A dental implant for facilitating interdental papilla growth, comprising:
- an implanted portion configured to be inserted into a jawbone;
- an abutment configured to be attached to an exposed end of the implanted portion;
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- supracrestal fibers extending laterally from an exterior surface of the abutment to form a scaffold between the dental implant and an adjacent tooth for facilitating interdental papilla growth in a supracrestal region of the dental implant.
A method for dental implantation, comprising inserting an implanted portion into a jawbone, an abutment attached to an exposed end of the implanted portion so that the abutment extends exterior to the jawbone and supracrestal fibers extend laterally from the abutment to form a scaffold between the abutment and an adjacent tooth to facilitate growth of interdental papilla in a supracrestal region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.