Supporting device for the manufacture of dental prosthetic components
OwnerSilvio De Lucainventor
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Abstract
The invention proposes a supporting device for the manufacture of dental prosthetic components in the field of dental implants and, more specifically, of connecting elements, which provide a faster, cheaper and dependable technique, and which helps the dentist in his task with the objective of eliminating addition or subtraction operations when using said connection elements. This objective is attained, in accordance with the invention, for the supporting device includes a support component (10) having an orifice (80) with an internal thread and a screw element with an external thread, which mutually engage to constitute a safe support for a machined odontological block to be formatted.
Claims10
A supporting device for the manufacture of dental prosthetic components including connecting elements, the supporting device comprising:
- a support component having a seating surface at one end of a shaft portion defining a longitudinal axis, and an orifice extending along the longitudinal axis and opening through the seating surface;
- a first coupling structure in the orifice:
- and
- a fastening element receivable in the orifice and having a second coupling structure cooperable with the first coupling structure to releasably secure the fastening element to the support component.
A supporting device for the manufacture of dental prosthetic components including connecting elements, the supporting device comprising:
- a support component having a single rotationally symmetrical part having a substantially discoid superior portion, an inferior shaft portion having a longitudinal axis, and an orifice extending along the longitudinal axis,
- a first coupling structure in the orifice:
- and
- a fastening element receivable in the orifice and having a second coupling structure cooperable with the first coupling structure to releasably secure the fastening element to the support component.
A method of making connecting elements for dental implants, comprising:
- mounting a machining block on a seating surface of a support having a shaft portion with an axial orifice opening through the seating surface, by inserting a removable fastening element through the machining block and into the orifice;
- placing the mounted machining block and support into a machining unit;
- shaping the machining block;
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- removing the shaped machining block for mounting on an implant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.