Methods for taking an impression or scanning without requiring removal of a temporary healing abutment
First Claim
1. A method of taking an impression or scan of a patient'"'"'s oral cavity, the method comprising:
- providing an anatomical healing abutment/cap received within a subgingival void of a given tooth position, the anatomical healing abutment/cap being threadably coupled into an implant disposed adjacent the anatomical healing abutment/cap; and
providing a scanning body or impression post that is initially separate from the anatomical healing abutment/cap, and inserting the scanning body or impression post into an open end of the anatomical healing abutment/cap with the anatomical healing abutment/cap positioned in the subgingival void, such that insertion of the scanning body or impression post occurs without requiring removal of the anatomical healing abutment/cap;
wherein the scanning body or the impression post is selectively removable from the open end of the anatomical healing abutment/cap, and a screw is not required to selectively secure the scanning body or the impression post to the open end of the anatomical healing abutment/cap, such that the scanning body or impression post is slidably received into the open end of the anatomical healing abutment/cap, and the anatomical healing abutment/cap is threadably coupled into the implant;
wherein the anatomical healing abutment/cap and the scanning body or impression post are keyed to one another;
wherein the anatomical healing abutment/cap comprises one or more vertical grooves formed into an interior surface of the anatomical healing abutment/cap;
wherein an exterior surface of the scanning body or impression post inserted into the anatomical healing abutment/cap includes one or more vertical protrusions which mate with the one or more vertical grooves of the anatomical healing abutment/cap; and
wherein;
the one or more vertical grooves comprise a plurality of vertical grooves which are of different lengths and/or widths relative to one another; and
the one or more vertical protrusions comprise a plurality of vertical protrusions which are of different lengths and/or widths relative to one another.
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Abstract
Methods of taking an impression or scan of a patient'"'"'s oral cavity without requiring removal of a healing cap coupled within the implant in the subgingival void. The method may include providing an anatomical healing cap received within the subgingival void of a given tooth position, where the anatomical healing cap is coupled into an implant in the void. A scanning body or an impression post is inserted into an open end (e.g., the hollow core) of the anatomical healing cap, in-situ, with the anatomical healing cap positioned in the subgingival void, and the implant thereunder (or thereover for a maxillary tooth position). The scanning body or impression post is used as a reference in making the impression or scan. Because this is done without requiring removal of the healing cap, further collapse of the gingival tissue surrounding the void is prevented.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of taking an impression or scan of a patient'"'"'s oral cavity, the method comprising:
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providing an anatomical healing abutment/cap received within a subgingival void of a given tooth position, the anatomical healing abutment/cap being threadably coupled into an implant disposed adjacent the anatomical healing abutment/cap; and providing a scanning body or impression post that is initially separate from the anatomical healing abutment/cap, and inserting the scanning body or impression post into an open end of the anatomical healing abutment/cap with the anatomical healing abutment/cap positioned in the subgingival void, such that insertion of the scanning body or impression post occurs without requiring removal of the anatomical healing abutment/cap; wherein the scanning body or the impression post is selectively removable from the open end of the anatomical healing abutment/cap, and a screw is not required to selectively secure the scanning body or the impression post to the open end of the anatomical healing abutment/cap, such that the scanning body or impression post is slidably received into the open end of the anatomical healing abutment/cap, and the anatomical healing abutment/cap is threadably coupled into the implant; wherein the anatomical healing abutment/cap and the scanning body or impression post are keyed to one another; wherein the anatomical healing abutment/cap comprises one or more vertical grooves formed into an interior surface of the anatomical healing abutment/cap; wherein an exterior surface of the scanning body or impression post inserted into the anatomical healing abutment/cap includes one or more vertical protrusions which mate with the one or more vertical grooves of the anatomical healing abutment/cap; and
wherein;the one or more vertical grooves comprise a plurality of vertical grooves which are of different lengths and/or widths relative to one another; and the one or more vertical protrusions comprise a plurality of vertical protrusions which are of different lengths and/or widths relative to one another. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of taking an impression or scan of a patient'"'"'s oral cavity, the method comprising:
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providing an anatomical healing abutment/cap received within a subgingival void of a given tooth position, the anatomical healing abutment/cap being threadably coupled into an implant disposed adjacent the anatomical healing abutment/cap; and providing a scanning body or impression post that is initially separate from the anatomical healing abutment/cap, and inserting the scanning body or impression post into an open end of the anatomical healing abutment/cap with the anatomical healing abutment/cap positioned in the subgingival void, such that insertion of the scanning body or impression post occurs without requiring removal of the anatomical healing abutment/cap; wherein the scanning body or the impression post is selectively removable from the open end of the anatomical healing abutment/cap, and a screw is not required to selectively secure the scanning body or the impression post to the open end of the anatomical healing abutment/cap, such that the scanning body or impression post is slidably received into the open end of the anatomical healing abutment/cap, and the anatomical healing abutment/cap is threadably coupled into the implant; wherein the anatomical healing abutment/cap and the scanning body or impression post are keyed to one another; wherein the anatomical healing abutment/cap comprises one or more vertical protrusions formed into an interior surface of the anatomical healing abutment/cap; wherein an exterior surface of the scanning body or impression post inserted into the anatomical healing abutment/cap includes one or more vertical grooves which mate with the one or more vertical protrusions of the anatomical healing abutment/cap; and
wherein;the one or more vertical grooves comprise a plurality of vertical grooves which are of different lengths and/or widths relative to one another; and the one or more vertical protrusions comprise a plurality of vertical protrusions which are of different lengths and/or widths relative to one another. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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