Dental implement having lumen and distal threading
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1. Apparatus for use with a rotating tool, the apparatus comprising a dental osteotome, which is shaped so as to define:
- a lumen therethrough, a distal end of which lumen opens through at least one distal opening on a distal-most end surface of the dental osteotome,a lateral external surface, at least a portion of which is shaped so as to define a screw thread that extends until the distal-most end surface of the dental osteotome, anda proximal coupling element, which is (a) entirely proximal to the screw thread, (b) shaped so as to define a coupling surface configured to engage the rotating tool, and (c) characterized by at least one of the group of properties consisting of;
(i) the proximal coupling element is male, (ii) the proximal coupling element is hexagonal, and (iii) the proximal coupling element has a greater diameter than the portion of the lateral external surface that is shaped so as to define the screw thread,wherein the osteotome is configured to be screwed into an alveolar ridge of a subject at least until the distal opening comes into fluid communication with a surface of a Schneiderian membrane facing the alveolar ridge, andwherein the osteotome has a total length that is between 5 and 35 mm and is sufficient for the distal-most end surface of the osteotome to reach the top of the alveolar ridge while the proximal coupling element protrudes out of the alveolar ridge.
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Abstract
Apparatus is provided that includes a dental implement, which is shaped so as to define a lumen therethrough, a distal end of which lumen opens through at least one distal opening on a distal end of the dental implement; and a lateral external surface, at least a portion of which is shaped so as to define a screw thread that extends until the distal end of the dental implement. Other embodiments are also described.
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34 Claims
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1. Apparatus for use with a rotating tool, the apparatus comprising a dental osteotome, which is shaped so as to define:
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a lumen therethrough, a distal end of which lumen opens through at least one distal opening on a distal-most end surface of the dental osteotome, a lateral external surface, at least a portion of which is shaped so as to define a screw thread that extends until the distal-most end surface of the dental osteotome, and a proximal coupling element, which is (a) entirely proximal to the screw thread, (b) shaped so as to define a coupling surface configured to engage the rotating tool, and (c) characterized by at least one of the group of properties consisting of;
(i) the proximal coupling element is male, (ii) the proximal coupling element is hexagonal, and (iii) the proximal coupling element has a greater diameter than the portion of the lateral external surface that is shaped so as to define the screw thread,wherein the osteotome is configured to be screwed into an alveolar ridge of a subject at least until the distal opening comes into fluid communication with a surface of a Schneiderian membrane facing the alveolar ridge, and wherein the osteotome has a total length that is between 5 and 35 mm and is sufficient for the distal-most end surface of the osteotome to reach the top of the alveolar ridge while the proximal coupling element protrudes out of the alveolar ridge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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providing a dental implement, which is shaped so as to define (a) a lumen therethrough, a distal end of which lumen opens through at least one distal opening on a distal-most end surface of the dental implement, (b) a lateral external surface, at least a portion of which is shaped so as to define a screw thread that extends until the distal-most end surface of the dental implement, and (c) a proximal coupling surface; screwing the dental implement into an alveolar ridge at least until the distal opening comes into fluid communication with a surface of a Schneiderian membrane facing the alveolar ridge; and raising the membrane to form a cavity between the alveolar ridge and the membrane by injecting a fluid through the lumen. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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