Intermittent threaded dental posts
US5094618A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 26, 1991 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61C13/30
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A dental post for securely retaining a dental restoration on a prepared tooth stub. The dental post is formed of an elongated cylindrical rod having intermittent thread segments which actively engage the death of the tooth stub and passive land portions in between the thread segments.
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