Drill guide kit
OwnerBrent D. Kennedyinventor
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Abstract
A method for guiding a surgical drill in a desired direction comprises forming a splint contoured to an area where drilling is desired, disposing a guide means through the splint, aligning the guide means with an alignment means, and disposing the drill through the guide means.
Claims16
A method for guiding a drill in a desired direction in a patient's mouth, comprising:
- forming a splint contoured to fit the patient's dentition, the splint having a first hole corresponding to an area in the dentition in which drilling is desired;
- press fitting a first guide means into the first hole;
- inserting a first alignment means partially inside the first guide means for alignment of the first guide means;
- rotating the first alignment means such that the first guide means is aligned to guide the drill in a desired direction;
- removing the first alignment means;
- and
- disposing the drill through the aligned first guide means.
A method for guiding a drill in a desired direction in a patient's mouth, comprising:
- forming a splint contoured to fit the patient's dentition, the splint having a hole corresponding to an area in the dentition in which drilling is desired;
- placing a cylindrical sleeve having a rough outer surface into the hole such that the sleeve is adapted to rest upon a patient's edentulous region when the splint is placed within the patient's mouth;
- inserting a neck of a cylindrical dowel inside the sleeve until a shoulder of the dowel interfaces the sleeve;
- rotating the dowel such that the sleeve is aligned to guide the drill in a desired direction;
- depositing a cementitous composition between the sleeve and the splint;
- allowing the cementitous composition to dry;
- removing the dowel;
- and
- disposing the drill through the aligned sleeve.
A method for preparing a splint used in guiding a drill in a desired direction in a patient's mouth, the splint contoured to fit a patient's dentition, comprising:
- forming a splint by molding a first cementitous composition to the contours of an area where drilling is desired;
- disposing a guide means through the composition;
- aligning the guide means with an alignment means;
- depositing a second cementitous composition between the guide means and the splint;
- allowing the cementitous compositions to dry;
- and
- removing the alignment means.
A dental kit for guiding a drill in a desired direction through a splint adapted for use in a patient's mouth, the kit comprising:
- a cementitous composition from which a splint is formed;
- a plurality of cylindrical sleeves for placement within the splint whereby the drill is guided through at least one of the sleeves;
- and
- a plurality of dowels, each dowel having a first portion which will permit a friction fit of the first portion within a sleeve, and each dowel having a second alignment portion which has a length so that when the dowel is inserted into a corresponding sleeve, the alignment portion will extend beyond the sleeve's length by at least several times to permit visual inspection for purposes of axially aligning each dowel with any adjacent dowel and sleeve combination, thereby permitting each sleeve placed within the splint to be axially aligned prior to final cementing of the sleeves within the splint.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.