Method and apparatus for applying a direction-adjusting extension piece in a dental implant
AssigneeAlphadent
InventorVincent De Buck
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Abstract
A method for applying a direction-adjusting extension piece in a dental implant includes the steps of screwing an orientation axle, provided with marks, in an implant; determining the required axis adjustment; screwing the orientation axle out of the implant, and screwing in an appropriate extension piece, with the determined necessary axis correction. The invention is also directed to the various components used in this method.
Claims18
An arrangement for correcting an orientation axis associated with a dental implant comprising:
- an orientation axle including a screw thread part and a body, said body being provided, at least at an upper extension portion thereof, with a plurality of circumferentially spaced marks;
- and a series of extension pieces each of which has an associated direction-adjusting element that defines a predetermined mounting axis corresponding to a respective one of said plurality of marks, whereby said orientation axle may be placed within a dental implant to determine a required adjustment of an orientation axis associated with the implant and a respective one of said extension pieces can be selected based on the presence of said plurality of marks.
A method for applying a direction-adjusting extension piece in a dental implant in order to correct an orientation axis associated with the implant comprising:
- screwing an orientation axle, provided with various circumferentially spaced marks, in an implant having an associate axis oriented in a certain manner;
- determining a required axis adjustment corresponding to one of said marks;
- screwing said orientation axle out of the implant;
- and screwing in one of a series of extension pieces which correspond to said one of said marks so as to provide the necessary axis correction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.