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US 4,060,896 AGranted
Prosthodontic implant and method
OwnerM. Ervin Wahnishinventor
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Abstract
A prosthodontic implant for anchoring dental appliances to a jawbone implant site, includes a filler of a non-rejectable, hardenable material disposed in the jawbone socket, with a threaded screw of a non-rejectable material extending axially into the site and through the filler, the screw dimensioned such that the outer diameter thereof engages a portion of the periphery of the jawbone socket. The filler is interposed between portions of the screw and the periphery of the socket.
Claims9
A prosthodontic implant for anchoring dental appliances in a jawbone socket, comprising:
- a filler of a non-rejectable, hardenable material selected from the group consisting of poly-methyl methacrylate and methyl methacrylate disposed in said jawbone socket;
- a member of a non-rejectable material selected from the group consisting of poly-methyl methacrylate and methyl methacrylate extending into said socket and through said filler, said member having undulations along the outer periphery thereof and dimensioned such that a portion of the outer periphery thereof engages a portion of the periphery of said jawbone socket;
- and wherein
- said filler is interposed between portions of said shaft and the periphery of said jawbone socket and is homogenous with said shaft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.