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Design and manufacture of dental implant restorations

  • US 20060040236A1
  • Filed: 08/17/2005
  • Published: 02/23/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of creating a dental restoration customized to the clinical needs of a patient comprising the steps of:

  • preparing a patient'"'"'s existing dental structures for digital modeling wherein the existing dental structures may comprise implant anchors, soft tissue, jawbone, existing teeth, and an existing denture;

    making a first three-dimensional digital model of the dental restoration wherein the first three-dimensional digital model comprises the implant anchors, soft tissue form, any existing teeth, and the planned position of one or more artificial teeth;

    creating a second three-dimensional digital model of the dental restoration wherein the second three-dimensional digital model comprises a substructure for attaching to the patient'"'"'s existing dental structures and for retaining the artificial teeth;

    producing the substructure from the second three-dimensional digital model;

    positioning and securing the artificial teeth on the substructure; and

    securing the substructure to the patient'"'"'s existing dental structures.

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