Dental Prosthesis
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1. A dental prosthesis comprising:
- a body, the body having a tooth-shape and formed to replicate a tooth of a patient and to be implanted into a mouth of the patient, the body comprising a top chewing face, a bottom implanting face, and side faces; and
wherein the body forms a guide hole from the top face to the bottom face, the guide hole forming a channel sized to guide a drill.
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Abstract
A dental prosthesis having a guide hole formed therein. The guide hole is configured to guide a drilling for a screw, and configured to receive the screw, holding the prosthesis in place when screwed into the bone of a patient.
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20 Claims
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1. A dental prosthesis comprising:
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a body, the body having a tooth-shape and formed to replicate a tooth of a patient and to be implanted into a mouth of the patient, the body comprising a top chewing face, a bottom implanting face, and side faces; and wherein the body forms a guide hole from the top face to the bottom face, the guide hole forming a channel sized to guide a drill. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of implanting a dental prosthesis comprising the steps of:
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setting a dental prosthesis in an implantation area of a patient, the dental prosthesis having a guide hole through its height, the guide hole sized to allow the passage of a drill bit; drilling a hole in a bone of the patient, the drilling comprising guiding the drill bit through the guide hole, the guide hole guiding the drill bit as it drills into the bone; and implanting a screw into the screw hole through the guide hole, the screw remaining partially in the guide hole and partially in the screw hole. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A dental prosthesis comprising:
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a body, the body having a tooth shape and formed to replicate a tooth of a patient and to be implanted into a mouth of the patient, the body comprising a top chewing face, a bottom implanting face, and side faces; a plurality of tabs, each tab extending from one side face of the body, one of the plurality of tabs being adhered to an adjacent tooth; wherein the body forms a guide hole from the top face to the bottom face, the guide hole forming a channel sized to guide a drill; wherein the body is mounted to a bone of the patient by a screw, the screw positioned at least partially in the guide hole.
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