Dental Implant System and Method of Use
First Claim
1. A dental implant system comprising:
- an implant having an outer surface, an inner surface, and an upper surface annularly connecting the outer surface to the inner surface, the inner surface defining a well projecting from the upper surface into the implant, the implant being made from a millable ceramic; and
an abutment having a post, a stump, and a collar, the post having a shape configured to engage the well while leaving a gap therebetween, the stump and the collar being configured to support a dental restoration, the collar extending outwardly from the abutment at a transition between the post and the stump and having a lower outer perimeter substantially equal to an outer perimeter of the upper surface of the implant, the abutment being made from the millable ceramic,wherein at least one of,one or more grooves are defined in the post of the abutment, orone or more recesses are defined in the well of the implant.
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Abstract
A dental implant system includes an implant having a well and an abutment having a post shaped to be received in the tapered well. Both the implant and the abutment are made from a millable ceramic, and the abutment post and/or the implant well have grooves carved therein. In one embodiment, the implant and the abutment are joined one to the other with a retentive elastomeric product containing micro-bubbles and micro-spacers. The dental implant system may be produced using a computer-readable medium containing instructions for analyzing surface data and X-ray data, for developing contour data of the implant and of the abutment according to the anatomy of the patient, and for generating machine instruction for milling the implant and the abutment from blocks of the millable ceramic. The invention provides the dentist with total flexibility in determining the most appropriate contours of the implant system and in reducing inventory.
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29 Claims
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1. A dental implant system comprising:
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an implant having an outer surface, an inner surface, and an upper surface annularly connecting the outer surface to the inner surface, the inner surface defining a well projecting from the upper surface into the implant, the implant being made from a millable ceramic; and an abutment having a post, a stump, and a collar, the post having a shape configured to engage the well while leaving a gap therebetween, the stump and the collar being configured to support a dental restoration, the collar extending outwardly from the abutment at a transition between the post and the stump and having a lower outer perimeter substantially equal to an outer perimeter of the upper surface of the implant, the abutment being made from the millable ceramic, wherein at least one of, one or more grooves are defined in the post of the abutment, or one or more recesses are defined in the well of the implant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of manufacturing and delivering a dental implant system, the method comprising:
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providing an implant system comprising, an implant having an outer surface, an inner surface, and an upper surface annularly connecting the outer surface to the inner surface, the inner surface defining a well projecting from the upper surface into the implant, the implant being made from a millable ceramic; and an abutment having a post, a stump, and a collar, the post having a shape configured to engage the well while leaving a gap therebetween, the stump being configured to support a dental restoration, the collar extending outwardly from the abutment at a transition between the post and the stump and having a lower outer perimeter substantially equal to an outer perimeter of the upper surface of the implant, the abutment being made from the millable ceramic, wherein at least one of, one or more grooves are defined in the post of the abutment, or one or more recesses are defined in the well of the implant; disposing a retentive elastomeric product over the post or the well, such to fill the gap and the one or more grooves; and coupling the post of the abutment with the well, the retentive elastomeric product providing at least a mechanical lock between the implant and the abutment. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of manufacturing an immediate dental implant system, the method comprising:
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generating an image of one or more of a tooth or bone area of the patient, the bone area comprising a tooth socket; and manufacturing an implant system and a dental restoration based on the image, the implant system having an outer contour matching the socket. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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