Patent · US Expired

Manufacture and installation of a dental prosthesis

US5007834A · kind A · utility

2Cited by
5References
17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 12, 1989
Grant dateApr 16, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 12, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61C8/006
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Articles used in the manufacture of a dental prosthesis, including components thereof, are disclosed. In one aspect of the invention, such articles, include a meltable, threaded shank which can be screwed into an analog of a surgically placed implant member for fabricating support structure for the prosthesis.

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