Cortical drilling
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1. A method comprising:
- advancing a drill having a distal end through an occlusal cortex into trabecular bone of an alveolar ridge; and
ceasing the advancing of the drill when the distal end of the drill reaches an occlusal surface of a superior cortex of the alveolar ridge, wherein the drill is a first drill, and further comprising, after ceasing the advancing, cutting into the superior cortex using a distal cutting surface of a cortex drill separate from the first drill, which cortex drill is shaped so as to define a shaft and a cutting protrusion that (a) is coaxial with the shaft and (b) defines at least the distal cutting surface.
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Abstract
A method is provided that includes advancing a drill having a distal end through an occlusal cortex into trabecular bone of an alveolar ridge, and ceasing the advancing of the drill when the distal end of the drill reaches an occlusal surface of a superior cortex of the alveolar ridge. Other embodiments are also described.
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1. A method comprising:
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advancing a drill having a distal end through an occlusal cortex into trabecular bone of an alveolar ridge; and ceasing the advancing of the drill when the distal end of the drill reaches an occlusal surface of a superior cortex of the alveolar ridge, wherein the drill is a first drill, and further comprising, after ceasing the advancing, cutting into the superior cortex using a distal cutting surface of a cortex drill separate from the first drill, which cortex drill is shaped so as to define a shaft and a cutting protrusion that (a) is coaxial with the shaft and (b) defines at least the distal cutting surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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