System for producing a dental implant and method
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1. A method of producing a dental fixture, comprising:
- creating a three-dimensional image of at least a portion of a dental item;
sending data associated with the three-dimensional image to an implant production device; and
producing a dental implant in response to receipt of the data associated with the three-dimensional image.
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Abstract
A system and method for producing a dental fixture are provided. A laser digitizer imaging system creates a visual three-dimensional image of a dental item such as a tooth or a dental impression. The three-dimensional image may be displayed and the size and shape of the image may be selectively modified by the user of the system. Digital data associated with the three-dimensional image of the dental item is sent to an implant production device. A dental implant is produced in response to receipt of the data associated with the three-dimensional image such that the implant is insertable into a socket of the jawbone from where a tooth was extracted.
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1. A method of producing a dental fixture, comprising:
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creating a three-dimensional image of at least a portion of a dental item;
sending data associated with the three-dimensional image to an implant production device; and
producing a dental implant in response to receipt of the data associated with the three-dimensional image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A dental implant production system, comprising:
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an imaging system that creates a three-dimensional image of at least a portion of a dental item; and
an implant productional device coupled to the imaging system which receives data associated with the three-dimensional image of the dental item, the implant production device produces a dental implant in response to receipt of the data associated with the three-dimensional image. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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31. The system of 30 wherein the dental item comprises at least one of:
- a) a tooth and b) a dental impression.
- View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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