Dental Implants and Uses Thereof

Abstract

An artificial salivary gland is provided that may include a prosthetic crown, an implant fixture, and a valve. The prosthetic crown may include a crown bottom portion and the implant fixture may include a top portion, a bottom portion, a fixture inlet, and a fixture outlet. Further, the implant fixture may define an internal bore, and the top portion of the implant fixture may be disposed proximate the crown bottom portion. The valve may be disposed at least partially within the internal bore of the implant fixture. Further, the valve may include a valve inlet and a valve outlet. The fixture inlet may be in fluid communication with the valve inlet, the valve inlet may be in fluid communication with the valve outlet, and the valve outlet may be in fluid communication with the fixture outlet.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.