Removable System and Method for Dentures and Surgical Guides

• US 20190312567A1
• Filed: 06/24/2019
• Published: 10/10/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2013
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Global Dental Science LLC
• Original Assignee: Global Dental Science LLC
• Inventors: Grobbee, Johannes Petrus Michael, Thompson, Timothy C.
• Application Number:
  US16/450,500
• Publication Number:
  US 20190312567A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 1/084 of implanting tools
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 13/0001 In-situ dentures; Trial or temporary dentures
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 13/01 Palates or other bases or supports for the artificial teeth; Making same
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 8/0001 Impression means for implants, e.g. impression coping
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 8/0048 Connecting the upper structure to the implant, e.g. bridging bars A61C8/0028 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 8/008 Healing caps or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H03H 9/215 consisting of quartz

Abstract

A removable system and method for helping position and stabilize implant supported dentures during the healing process after surgery is provided, wherein a removable system comprises a soft tissue supported provisional denture structure configured to help position and stabilize the provisional denture during the transfer of the implant positions to the provisional denture. In the surgical process of providing implant-supported dentures, immediately after the implants are surgically implanted, adhesive is applied to the underside of the provisional denture, and implant connectors are seated on the implants. The provisional denture is seated in the patient'"'"'s mouth wherein the soft tissue supported provisional denture structure helps stabilize and position the denture. The implant connectors adhere to the adhesive and transfer the implant positions to the provisional denture.

Claims

1. A removable denture system for facilitating positioning and stabilization of implant-supported provisional denture, said removable system comprising:

an implant supported provisional denture that is positionable onto implants;

a soft tissue supported structure attached to said provisional denture; and

one or more connectors via which said soft tissue supported structure is attached to said provisional denture such that said soft tissue supported structure is configured to be cut or broken off by way of said one or more connectors at a location of attachment, allowing for said provisional denture to be trimmed down along a border and thus be ready to stay in the patient'"'"'s mouth as a provisional implant supported denture during the healing process.

2. A removable denture system of claim 1 wherein said one or more connectors are break line connectors.

3. A removable denture system of claim 1 wherein said one or more connectors are snap connectors.

4. A removable denture system of claim 1 further comprising an implant connector connected to the provisional denture and configured to form an interface between said implants and said provisional denture.

5. A removable denture system of claim 1 wherein said one or more connectors are spaced and shaped to conform to an individual patient'"'"'s oral anatomy.

6. A removable denture system of claim 1 wherein provisional denture is defined and manufactured using CAD/CAM technology.

7. A bone reduction guide for facilitating bone reduction of a patient'"'"'s jaw, said bone reduction guide comprising:

a denture baseplate having a removable portion within, said removable portion connected to said denture baseplate through one or more connectors, wherein if bone reduction is needed, the removable portion can be removed by cutting or breaking away said connectors to create an access opening to grind the bone within the jaw.

8. A bone reduction guide of claim 7 wherein said one or more connectors are break line connectors.

9. A bone reduction guide of claim 7 wherein said one or more connectors are snap connectors.

10. A bone reduction guide of claim 7 wherein said bone reduction guide is transparent.

11. A bone reduction guide of claim 7 wherein said one or more connectors are spaced and shaped to conform to an individual patient'"'"'s oral anatomy.

12. A bone reduction guide of claim 7 wherein said guide is defined and manufactured using CAD/CAM technology.