Dental implant system
First Claim
1. A biocompatible dental implant system designed to be secured at a recess prepared in the alveolar bone tissue of a patient, said dental implant comprising the following interconnected component parts:
- (a) an implant element comprising an upper portion having a cavity therein and a lower portion, the lower portion of which extends into the recess in the alveolar bone, leaving exposed said upper portion;
(b) a solid pillar cylinder comprising an upper and lower portion, the lower portion of which extends into the cavity of the implant element, and the upper portion of which defines a cavity;
(c) means for fixing the lower portion of the pillar cylinder within the cavity of the implant element;
(d) a prosthetic attachment, suitable for resting upon the upper portion of the solid pillar cylinder; and
(e) means for fixing the prosthetic attachment to the cavity in the upper portion of the pillar cylinder;
wherein one or more of said component parts has been treated so as to have a surface contact angle of about 20°
or less.
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Abstract
The dental implant system of the present invention has a decreased surface contact angle and includes a biocompatible titanium implant which has been treated by the plasma cleaning and sterilization process of the present invention.
An implant that has experienced plasma cleaning and sterilizing has improved retentive abilities over traditionally cleaned implants. The surface of the implant is now free of all organic debris, has increased wettability, contacts more bone-forming cells upon placement, and has stronger bonds between the metal surface and the bone-forming liquid cells. As a result, the implant becomes more intimately involved with the surrounding bone and tissue structure.
The implant is comprised of an inert, biocompatible titanium material that is designed of such dimensions and angulations to maximize contact the bone cells and subsequently attach a well-suited mechanical prosthetic system to it.
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10 Claims
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1. A biocompatible dental implant system designed to be secured at a recess prepared in the alveolar bone tissue of a patient, said dental implant comprising the following interconnected component parts:
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(a) an implant element comprising an upper portion having a cavity therein and a lower portion, the lower portion of which extends into the recess in the alveolar bone, leaving exposed said upper portion; (b) a solid pillar cylinder comprising an upper and lower portion, the lower portion of which extends into the cavity of the implant element, and the upper portion of which defines a cavity; (c) means for fixing the lower portion of the pillar cylinder within the cavity of the implant element; (d) a prosthetic attachment, suitable for resting upon the upper portion of the solid pillar cylinder; and (e) means for fixing the prosthetic attachment to the cavity in the upper portion of the pillar cylinder; wherein one or more of said component parts has been treated so as to have a surface contact angle of about 20°
or less. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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