Method for making and using a template for a dental implant osteotomy and components relating thereto
First Claim
1. A method for locating a dental implant osteotomy in an edentulous space of a patient'"'"'s mandible or maxilla, comprising the steps of:
- forming a cast arch including the edentulous space;
temporarily locating a diagnostic tooth set-up in the edentulous space of the cast arch corresponding to a desired location of a prosthetic tooth in the edentulous space of the patient'"'"'s mandible or maxilla; and
drilling a hole through the tooth set-up and into the cast arch wherein the location and orientation of the hole correspond to an optimum location and orientation of the dental implant osteotomy.
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Abstract
A method for making a template for use in a dental implant recipient'"'"'s mouth whereby the template includes a guide sleeve for orienting a drill bit in a desired location and angulation for making an implant osteotomy in the recipient'"'"'s maxilla or mandible. The method includes the steps of making a cast impression of the recipient'"'"'s arch, drilling a hole in the cast arch substantially corresponding to the prospective osteotomy, inserting a guide post in the hole, locating a guide sleeve over the guide post; applying a resinous, template forming material on the cast arch around the guide sleeve; allowing the template material to cure to form the template; removing the guide post from the cast arch; removing the cured template from the cast arch and placing it in the patient'"'"'s mouth; and radiographically visualizing the guide sleeve in the patient'"'"'s mouth.
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44 Claims
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1. A method for locating a dental implant osteotomy in an edentulous space of a patient'"'"'s mandible or maxilla, comprising the steps of:
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forming a cast arch including the edentulous space; temporarily locating a diagnostic tooth set-up in the edentulous space of the cast arch corresponding to a desired location of a prosthetic tooth in the edentulous space of the patient'"'"'s mandible or maxilla; and drilling a hole through the tooth set-up and into the cast arch wherein the location and orientation of the hole correspond to an optimum location and orientation of the dental implant osteotomy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for making a template for use in a patient'"'"'s mouth for locating more than one dental implant osteotomy in two or more edentulous spaces of the patient'"'"'s mandible or maxilla, comprising the steps of:
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forming a cast arch including more than one edentulous space; temporarily locating a diagnostic tooth set-up in each edentulous space of the cast arch corresponding to a desired location of a prosthetic tooth in each edentulous space of the patient'"'"'s mandible or maxilla; drilling a hole through each of the tooth set-ups and into the cast arch wherein the location and orientation of each of the holes correspond to a desired location and orientation of each of the dental implant osteotomies; removing the drilled-through tooth set-ups from the cast arch; inserting a guide post into each hole; locating a guide sleeve over a projecting part of each of the guide posts; applying a template forming, molding material to selected regions of the cast arch and around the guide sleeves; allowing the molding material to cure; removing all but at most one of the guide posts from the cast arch; and removing the cured template including the guide sleeves embedded therein from the cast arch, whereby using the template in the patient'"'"'s mouth the guide sleeves provide guide means for drilling the osteotomies. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A template for locating a dental implant osteotomy in a patient'"'"'s mandible or maxilla having an edentulous space, comprising:
- a cured, resinous base having an impression of the patient'"'"'s mandible or maxilla including the edentulous space;
a guide sleeve at least partially embedded in the base and projecting through a top surface thereof, having a bore sufficient to receive a drill bit for making the osteotomy, in which the sleeve is fixed in the base in a position and at an angle corresponding to the optimum position and angle of the osteotomy; and a set of wing members projecting transversely from a rear surface of the guide sleeve. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
- a cured, resinous base having an impression of the patient'"'"'s mandible or maxilla including the edentulous space;
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29. Apparatus used in forming a template for locating a dental implant osteotomy in a patient'"'"'s mandible or maxilla, comprising:
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a cylindrical guide post including a first section having a first diameter and a first length, and a second section having a second length extending from an end of the first section and having an enlarged portion with a second diameter greater than the first diameter; and a guide sleeve having a cylindrical bore with diameter greater than the second diameter and a length less than or equal to the second length. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A template for locating a dental implant osteotomy in a patient'"'"'s mandible or maxilla having an edentulous space, comprising:
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a cured, resinous base having an impression of the patient'"'"'s mandible or maxilla including the edentulous space; a guide sleeve at least partially embedded in the base in a position and at an angle corresponding to the optimum position arid angle of the osteotomy and projecting through a top surface thereof, having a bore sufficient to receive a drill bit for making the osteotomy, in which the sleeve is fixed in the base; and a slot in a front surface of the guide sleeve and spaced apart from the end of the sleeve. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42)
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43. Apparatus used in forming a template for locating a dental implant osteotomy in a patient'"'"'s mandible or maxilla, comprising:
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a cylindrical guide post including a first section having a first diameter and a second section extending from an end of the first section having a second diameter greater than the first diameter; and a guide sleeve having a cylindrical bore with a diameter greater than the second diameter; and a set of wing members disposed intermediate the ends of the guide sleeve and projecting transversely from a rear surface of the guide sleeve.
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44. Apparatus used in forming a template for locating a dental implant osteotomy in a patient'"'"'s mandible or maxilla, comprising:
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a cylindrical guide post including a first section having a first diameter and a second section extending from an end of the first section having a second diameter greater than the first diameter; and a guide sleeve having a cylindrical bore with a diameter greater than the second diameter; and a slot in a front surface of the guide sleeve and spaced apart from the end of the sleeve.
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Specification