Tooth shaped dental implants
US6039568A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 2, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 2, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61C8/0018
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A complete truly anatomical dental implant system to replace missing teeth in both the maxillary and mandibular arch. The primary uniqueness of the present invention is in the creation of a unique tooth shaped dental implant that is placed into the jawbone. In addition, the present invention involves and exposes a new procedure, method and apparatus for creating a truly tooth shape cavity into the jawbone which matches the unique tooth shaped implant, thereby providing stability of the implant at placement. Thirdly, the present invention exposes a special cutting tool bit tip that is used in a vibrating and/or oscillating action to produce a hole in the bone that matches the chosen tooth shaped implant. The tooth shaped implant is essentially tapered and triangularly shaped for anterior teeth and some cuspid teeth. The tooth shaped implant is essentially tapered oval-shaped for bicuspid teeth, cuspid teeth and molar teeth. The oval-shaped implant can also be used sideways in many locations throughout the mouth. The tooth shaped implant is essentially tapered oval-rectangular shaped for molar teeth.
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