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Method, apparatus and device for dental prosthesis implantation

  • US 5,542,847 A
  • Filed: 09/09/1994
  • Issued: 08/06/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/09/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for installation in the jaw bone of a patient of a dental prosthesis including an implant, comprising the steps:

  • (a) providing an opening in the gum at the intended site of implantation;

    (b) forming a socket to receive said implant in the jaw bone at the opened site;

    (c) inserting said implant in said socket;

    (d) positioning at least one support plate on at least one of a buccal side and lingual side of said jaw bone;

    (e) passing at least one screw through said at least one support plate, said at least one support plate being retained against said jaw bone by said screw, and at least partially through said jaw bone and implant, said screw holding said implant in said jaw bone socket.

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