ANCHORING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME

• US 20150351875A1
• Filed: 01/15/2014
• Published: 12/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bredent Gmbh & Co. KG
• Original Assignee: Bredent Gmbh & Co. KG
• Inventors: MIELECKE, Peter
• Application Number:
  US14/761,691
• Publication Number:
  US 20150351875A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 13/00 Dental prostheses; Making same tooth crowns for capping teeth A61C5/70; dental implants A61C8/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 13/0006 Production methods
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 8/0016 polymeric material
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 8/0025 with multiple threads
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 8/005 Connecting devices for joining an upper structure with an implant member, e.g. spacers
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 8/0051 Abutment monobloc with restoration
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 70/682 Preformed parts characterised by their structure, e.g. form
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 70/72 Encapsulating inserts having non-encapsulated projections, e.g. extremities or terminal portions of electrical components B29C70/742 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B29K 2071/00 Use of polyethers , e.g. PEEK, i.e. polyether-etherketone or PEK, i.e. polyetherketone or derivatives thereof, as moulding material
• CPC Class Codes: B29K 2105/251 Particles, powder or granules expandable particles B29K2105/046
• CPC Class Codes: B29K 2509/02 Ceramics
• CPC Class Codes: B29K 2705/08 Transition metals
• CPC Class Codes: B29K 2709/02 Ceramics
• CPC Class Codes: B29L 2031/7536 Artificial teeth

Abstract

The invention relates to an anchoring element for a dental prosthetic arrangement, which anchoring element can be anchored in a jaw bone or implant in a first subregion (TB1) and is suitable for receiving or forming a dental prosthetic element (ZK) in a second subregion (TB2), wherein the anchoring element has, between the first subregion (TB1) and the second subregion (TB2), a radially projecting collar (KR) which at least partially encloses the circumference of the anchoring element, such that the region above the collar (KR) of the anchoring element is at least in part fully covered with a thermoplastic material. The invention further relates to a method for producing an abutment or implant, and to a method for producing a dental prosthetic arrangement using the abutment.

Claims

1. An anchoring element for a dental prosthetic arrangement, which anchoring element can be anchored in a jaw bone or implant in a first subregion (TB1) and is suitable for receiving or forming a dental prosthetic element (ZK) in a second subregion (TB2), wherein the anchoring element has, between the first subregion (TB1) and the second subregion (TB2), a radially projecting collar (KR) which at least partially encloses the circumference of the anchoring element, wherein the region above the collar (KR) of the anchoring element is at least in part fully covered with a thermoplastic material.

2. The anchoring element as claimed in claim 1, which anchoring element comprises a retaining pin (HS), which can be inserted into an implant and preferably has a non-rotationally symmetrical cross section, or an implant (IM), which can be anchored in a jaw bone.

3. The anchoring element as claimed in claim 1, which anchoring element has a roughened surface in the second subregion (TB2).

4. The anchoring element as claimed in claim 1, in which anchoring element the thermoplastic polymer is PEEK.

5. The anchoring element as claimed in claim 1, which anchoring element is produced a base metal, preferably titanium or a titanium alloy, from a ceramic, in particular aluminum oxide, or from zirconium dioxide, or from a material suitable for use in dentistry.

6. The anchoring element as claimed in claim 1, which anchoring element has a profiled surface on its outside in the second subregion (TB2).

7. The anchoring element as claimed in claim 6, in which anchoring element the profiled surface comprises several ribs (RI) arranged in parallel in the axial direction, preferably with a triangular cross section.

8. The anchoring element as claimed in claim 1, in which anchoring element the thermoplastic polymer in the second subregion (TB1) is formed such that a holding element (HE) is obtained, such that the anchoring element can be used as an abutment (AB).

9. The anchoring element as claimed in claim 1, in which anchoring element the thermoplastic polymer is shaped such that a crown (ZK) is formed in the second subregion (TB1).

10. The anchoring element as claimed in claim 9, which anchoring element can be used as a one-piece, two-phase implant.

17. A dental prosthetic arrangement with at least one anchoring element as claimed in claim 1, wherein the holding element (HE) of the abutment (AB) or of the implant (IM) serves as a support structure.

18. The dental prosthetic arrangement as claimed in claim 17, in which a crown, a bridge or a bar-like tooth replacement can be connected to one or more abutments (AB).

19. The dental prosthetic arrangement as claimed in claim 18, in which the connection to the one or more abutments (AB) can be produced by adhesive bonding or screwing.

24. A method for thermoplastic overmolding or overspraying of dental prosthetic ready-made parts with an anchoring element as claimed in claim 1, in which method the following steps are carried out:

making available an abutment (AB) or an implant (IM) with a holding element (HE) as dental prosthetic ready-made parts; and

overmolding or overspraying the dental prosthetic ready-made parts with a thermoplastic polymer.

25. The method as claimed in claim 24, in which method PEEK is used as thermoplastic polymer.

11. A method for producing an abutment, in which method the following steps are carried out:

making available a retaining pin (HS) or implant (IM) with a radially projecting collar (KR) which at least partially encloses the circumference of the retaining pin (HS) or implant (IM), wherein a first subregion (TB1) of the retaining pin (HS) or implant (IM) below the collar (KR) is designed as an anchor;

inserting the retaining pin (HS) or implant (IM) into a press mold (PF), such that a second subregion (TB2) above the collar (KR) is exposed;

filling the press mold (PF) with plastic granules (GR); and

hot-pressing the plastic granules (GR), such that a holding element (HE) or crown (ZK) is formed in the second subregion (TB2), wherein the collar (KR) and the retaining pin (HS) or the implant (IM) in the second subregion (TB2) is at least in part fully covered.

12. The method as claimed in claim 11, in which method the plastic granules (GR) are made available as a thermoplastic polymer, preferably PEEK.

13. The method as claimed in claim 11, in which method the retaining pin (HS) or the implant (IM) is produced from a base metal, preferably titanium or a titanium alloy, from a ceramic, in particular aluminum oxide, or from zirconium dioxide, or from a material suitable for use in dentistry.

14. The method as claimed in claim 11, in which method the step of hot-pressing the plastic granules (GR) for pressing the abutment portion on the implant (IM) or the abutment (AB) is carried out in a temperature range of between 240°

C. and 450°

C., preferably in the range of between 380°

C. and 400°

C.

15. The method as claimed in claim 11, in which method the step of filling the press mold (PF) with the plastic granules (GR) is preceded by a preheating step, which is preferably carried out at between 600°

C. and 650°

C.

16. The method as claimed in claim 11, in which method the pressing step is carried out under vacuum.

20. A method for overmolding an abutment or an abutment portion of an implant with a dental prosthetic arrangement, in which method the following steps are carried out:

making available an abutment (AB) or an implant (IM) with a holding element (HE);

inserting the abutment (AB) or the implant (IM) into a muffle mold (MF);

making available a wax model (WM);

embedding the wax model (WM) in the muffle mold (MF);

dewaxing the muffle mold (MF);

filling the muffle mold (MF) with granules of a thermoplastic polymer; and

hot-pressing the granules in order to create the dental prosthetic arrangement (ZK) with the abutment (AB) or the implant (IM).

21. The method as claimed in claim 20, in which method PEEK is used as thermoplastic polymer.

22. The method as claimed in claim 20, in which method the thermoplastic polymer is mixed with a ceramic additive.

23. The method as claimed in claim 20, in which method the abutment (AB) or the abutment portion of the implant (IM) is made available as an anchoring element for a dental prosthetic arrangement, which anchoring element can be anchored in a jaw bone or implant in a first subregion (TB1) and is suitable for receiving or forming a dental prosthetic element (ZK) in a second subregion (TB2), wherein the anchoring element has, between the first subregion (TB1) and the second subregion (TB2), a radially projecting collar (KR) which at least partially encloses the circumference of the anchoring element, wherein the region above the collar (KR) of the anchoring element is at least in part fully covered with a thermoplastic material.