Polymeric dental implant
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1. A polymeric dental implant, configured to be implanted inside a bore created by a previous extraction of a tooth, said implant comprising:
- a. an artificial root, comprising a non-shape-memory polymeric composition configured to be inserted in said bore, so said bore is substantially filled with said composition; and
b. an abutment comprising a proximal end, facing the oral cavity, having means to grip the structure of an implanted tooth; and
a distal end, efficiently anchored inside said polymeric composition; and
c. a multi-layer structure of more than one polymeric composition;
wherein at least one external layer is located adjacent to the bone and is substantially composed of elastic polymer, suitable for either local or systemic delivery of compounds selected from drugs and other substances; and
wherein at least one internal layer comprises relatively non-elastic, non-shape-memory and non biocompatible polymers, designed to effectively anchor the abutment.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a polymeric implant, especially useful for dental medicine. More specifically, the present invention relates to a polymerizable device comprising an artificial tooth'"'"'s root and an abutment anchored therein and to a kit comprising interalia the same. The present invention also relates to a method for implanting the implant in the alveolar bore of previously extracted tooth.
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27 Claims
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1. A polymeric dental implant, configured to be implanted inside a bore created by a previous extraction of a tooth, said implant comprising:
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a. an artificial root, comprising a non-shape-memory polymeric composition configured to be inserted in said bore, so said bore is substantially filled with said composition; and b. an abutment comprising a proximal end, facing the oral cavity, having means to grip the structure of an implanted tooth; and
a distal end, efficiently anchored inside said polymeric composition; andc. a multi-layer structure of more than one polymeric composition;
wherein at least one external layer is located adjacent to the bone and is substantially composed of elastic polymer, suitable for either local or systemic delivery of compounds selected from drugs and other substances; and
wherein at least one internal layer comprises relatively non-elastic, non-shape-memory and non biocompatible polymers, designed to effectively anchor the abutment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A kit for a polymeric dental implant comprising an artificial root, the kit comprising:
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(i) a syringe capable of maintaining a non-shape-memory polymeric composition and injecting said polymeric composition into a bore created by a previous extraction of a tooth; (ii) at least one polymeric composition to be injected into said bore; and (iii) an abutment, designed as an open-bore pipe, in communication with said syringe and with said bore, wherein said abutment comprises a proximal end facing said bore, and comprises means to grip an implanted tooth, and a distal end, efficiently anchored inside said polymeric composition; wherein said implant is configured to be implanted inside said bore; and wherein the artificial root comprises said at least one polymeric composition, configured to be inserted in said bore, such that said bore is substantially filled with said at least one polymeric composition. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for implanting a polymeric dental implant configured to be implanted inside a bore created by a previous extraction of a tooth, wherein the implant comprises:
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a. an artificial root, comprising a non-shape-memory polymeric composition configured to be inserted in said bore, such that said bore is substantially filled with said composition; and b. an abutment comprising a proximal end facing said bore and having means to grip the structure of an implanted tooth, and a distal end, efficiently anchored inside said polymeric composition; the method comprising;
injecting at least a portion of a polymeric composition such that said composition is transferred from the syringe, via an abutment to said bore such that said bore and said abutment are substantially filled with said polymeric composition;wherein said abutment is effectively anchored by its distal end in an internal layer of said polymeric composition; and wherein the proximal end of said abutment is facing said bore. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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