UNIVERSAL HEALING ABUTMENT
First Claim
1. A universal dental healing abutment comprising:
- a circumferential body attachable to a dental implant in a patient, the circumferential body comprising an upper section integral with a tapered lower section, and a central opening extending through the circumferential body, such that;
when attached to the dental implant in the patient, the tapered lower section of the circumferential body is inserted substantially within an opening in the dental implant and at least a portion of the upper section extends above the gingiva of the patient.
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Abstract
Universal dental healing abutments, kits for installing universal dental healing abutments, and methods of installing universal dental healing abutments are disclosed. The universal dental healing abutment may have a circumferential body attachable to a dental implant, and a crown attachable to the body. The body may have an upper section integral with a tapered lower section, and a central opening extending through the body. The kit may have a screw and a universal dental healing abutment. The method of installing may include surgically placing a dental implant into the jaw of a patient, selecting a circumferential body, inserting a tapered lower section of the body within the dental implant, attaching the circumferential body to the dental implant, and attaching a crown to the circumferential body such that the crown is out of occlusion.
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28 Claims
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1. A universal dental healing abutment comprising:
a circumferential body attachable to a dental implant in a patient, the circumferential body comprising an upper section integral with a tapered lower section, and a central opening extending through the circumferential body, such that; when attached to the dental implant in the patient, the tapered lower section of the circumferential body is inserted substantially within an opening in the dental implant and at least a portion of the upper section extends above the gingiva of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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18. A universal dental healing abutment comprising:
a body attachable to a dental implant in a patient, wherein the body approximates the natural appearance of a tooth and comprises a crown component integral with a tapered lower section and a central opening extending through the body, such that; when attached to the dental implant in the patient, the tapered lower section of the body is inserted substantially within an opening in the dental implant, the crown component extends above the gingiva of the patient, and the crown component is out of occlusion. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 22)
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21. A method for installing a universal dental healing abutment, the method comprising:
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surgically placing a dental implant into the jaw of a patient; selecting a circumferential body based on the size of the dental implant, wherein the circumferential body comprises an upper section integral with a tapered lower section, and a central opening extending through the circumferential body; inserting the tapered lower section within an opening of the dental implant; attaching the circumferential body to the dental implant with a screw through the central opening and an opening in the dental implant such that at least a portion of the upper section extends above the gingiva of the patient; and attaching a crown to the upper section of the circumferential body such that the crown is out of occlusion. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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