Method of jawbone abutment implant for dental prostheses and implant device

The method of implanting a pair of laterally spaced bone fastening devices within a jawbone upon opposite sides thereof for orthopedic, oral and maxillofacial surgery which comprises for each device the following steps:

• locating the approximate area for implantation;
• surgically cutting the mucosa at said area and turning back the adjacent tissue exposing the bone;
• drilling a hole into the bone of a predetermined depth and diameter;
• selecting a hollow porous cylinder of titanium wire mesh of a height and diameter corresponding to said hole depth and diameter;
• threading a temporary nylon plug into said cylinder;
• tapping the assembled cylinder and plug down into and filling said jawbone hole;
• reassembling the severed mucosa snugly overlying and bridging said cylinder and plug;
• retaining said cylinder and plug for a predetermined healing period of two to three months while adjacent bone tissue migrates and grows into, around and through the cylinder wire framework for a mechanical interlock therewith, firmly anchoring and fixing the cylinder within said jawbone;
• cutting the mucosa and surgically reexposing said cylinder and turning back the adjacent tissue;
• unthreading and removing said plug from said cylinder;
• and successively threading into said cylinder a replacement abutment retaining device of titanium;
• an axial portion thereof projecting from said jawbone and mucosa to which a dental or orthopedic prosthesis may be attached.

The method of implanting a fastening device upon a jawbone having a periosteal layer and overlying gum tissue for orthopedic, oral and maxillofacial surgery which comprises the following steps;

• locating an approximate area for implantation;
• surgically cutting the gum tissue and underlying periosteal layer down to and along the jawbone and turning back the adjacent tissues exposing the bone over a predetermined area;
• selecting a pair of spaced hollow porous cylinders of titanium wire of a height no greater than the periosteal layer spaced apart and interconnected at their bases by a strip of titanium wire mesh;
• threading a temporary nylon plug into each cylinder;
• assembling the cylinders and interconnected strip in overlying supported engagement with said bone surface;
• applying to the interconnected cylinders and exposed bone area a strip of thin open mesh wire, portions of said open mesh strip extending laterally and longitudinally of said interconnected cylinders;
• forming apertures in said open mesh strip at a center distance equal to the center distance between said cylinders, to receive said cylinders;
• forming said open mesh strip to surround said cylinders;
• mechanically securing adjacent cylindrical areas of said strip to, around and enclosing each of said cylinders;
• reassembling the severed periosteal layer over said open mesh strip, with said cylinders embedded in said periosteal layer;
• further assembling the severed gum tissue to snugly overlie said cylinders and plugs;
• retaining said cylinders and plugs for a predetermined healing period of two or three months while the adjacent periosteal layer reattaches to the bone for flexibly anchoring the interconnected cylinders to said bone;
• cutting the gum tissue surgically reexposing said cylinders, turning back the adjacent tissue;
• unthreading and removing said plugs from said cylinders;
• and successively threading into each cylinder a replacement abutment retaining device of titanium;
• an axial portion thereof projecting through and from said gum tissue to which a dental or orthopedic prosthesis may be attached.

The method of implanting a pair of laterally spaced bone fastening devices upon a jawbone on opposite sides thereof for orthopedic, oral and maxillofacial surgery which comprises for each device the following steps;

• locating an approximate area for implantation;
• surgically cutting the gum tissue and underlying periosteal layer down to and along the jawbone and turning back the adjacent tissues exposing the bone over a predetermined area;
• selecting a pair of spaced hollow porous cylinders of titanium wire mesh of a height no greater than the periosteal layer spaced apart and interconnected at their bases by a strip of titanium wire mesh;
• threading a temporary nylon plug into each cylinder;
• assembling the cylinders and interconnected strip in overlying supported engagement with said bone surface;
• applying to the interconnected cylinders and exposed bone area a strip of thin open mesh plastic or titanium wire;
• portions of said open mesh strip extending laterally and longitudinally of said interconnected cylinders;
• forming apertures in said open mesh strip at a center distance equal to the center distance between said cylinders, to receive said cylinders;
• forming said open mesh strip to surround said cylinders;
• mechanically securing adjacent cylindrical areas of said strip to, around and enclosing each of said cylinders;
• reassembling the severed periosteal layer over said open mesh strip, with said cylinders embedded in said periosteal layer;
• further assembling the severed gum tissue to snugly overlie said cylinders and plugs;
• retaining said cylinders and plugs for a predetermined healing period of two to three months while the adjacent periosteal layer reattaches to the bone for flexibly anchoring the interconnected cylinders to said bone;
• cutting the gum tissue surgically reexposing said cylinders, turning back the adjacent tissue;
• unthreading and removing said plugs from said cylinders;
• and successively threading into each cylinder a replacement abutment retaining device of titanium;
• an axial portion thereof projecting through and from said gum tissue to which a dental or orthopedic prosthesis may be attached.

A jawbone implant for orthopedic, oral and maxillofacial surgery comprising a pair of laterally spaced hollow porous cylinders of titanium wire mesh each having an internal threaded bore;

• a strip of titanium wire mesh interconnecting the one ends of said cylinders;
• a strip of thin open mesh plastic adapted for application to an exposed area of a jawbone from which the overlying periosteal layer and gum tissue have been surgically separated and turned back;
• said cylinders and connecting strip underlying said open mesh strip;
• said open mesh strip being cut to receive said cylinders;
• portions of said open mesh strip being formed into cylindrical enclosures surrounding said cylinders;
• and snap on rings surrounding said open mesh cylindrical formations and enclosed cylinders for securing said cylinders to said open mesh strip;
• a temporary plug of nylon threaded down into each cylinder;
• said cylinders and plugs adapted to be retained within said periosteal layer and overlying gum tissue for a predetermined healing period of two to three months while the adjacent periosteal layer reattaches to the bone for flexibly anchoring said cylinders and connected strip to said jawbone;
• and an abutment device of titanium adapted to replace said plug within said cylinders respectively, an axial portion of each abutment projecting away from said jawbone and through said periosteal layer and gum tissue to which a dental or orthopedic prosthesis may be attached.

A jawbone implant for orthopedic, oral and maxillofacial surgery comprising a pair of laterally spaced hollow porous cylinders of titanium wire mesh each having an internal threaded bore;

• a strip of titanium wire mesh interconnecting the one ends of said cylinders;
• a strip of thin open mesh titanium wire adapted for application to an exposed area of a jawbone from which the overlying periosteal layer and gum tissue have been surgically separated and turned back;
• said cylinders and connecting strip underlying said open mesh strip;
• said open mesh strip being cut to receive said cylinders;
• portions of said open mesh strip being formed into cylindrical enclosures surrounding said cylinders;
• and snap on rings surrounding said open mesh cylindrical formations and enclosed cylinders for securing said cylinders to said open mesh strip;
• a temporary plug of nylon threaded down into each cylinder;
• said cylinders and plugs adapted to be retained within said periosteal layer and overlying gum tissue for a predetermined healing period of two to three months while the adjacent periosteal layer reattaches to the bone for flexibly anchoring said cylinders and connected strip to said jawbone;
• and an abutment device of titanium adapted to replace said plug within said cylinders respectively, an axial portion of each abutment projecting away from said jawbone and through said periosteal layer and gum tissue to which a dental or orthopedic prosthesis may be attached.