Method of treating a partially or totally edentulous patient
US6280195A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 11, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61C8/0069
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of treating a patient having a toothless site (10) in a jaw comprising the steps of providing a fixture (1) for anchorage in the bone (5) of the jaw at the toothless site having a coronal end (9); anchoring the fixture in the bone such that the coronal end is submerged beneath the coronal margin (8) of the gingival layer (7) at the toothless site; providing an abutment (31a; 31b; 31c) which is securable in an operational position to the fixture through an opening (12) provided through the gingival layer to the fixture, the abutment having a transgingival structure (37) which comprises an apical section (41) which tapers outwardly from an apical end of the transgingival structure which in the operational position of the abutment is co-planar with the coronal end of the fixture to a position at which the transgingival structure has a maximum transverse dimension and a coronal section (43) contiguous with the apical section which tapers inwardly from the maximum transverse dimension to a coronal end of the transgingival structure, the apical section terminating at the position of maximum transverse dimension with a convex outer surface profile; removing material from the tran…
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