US5246370A
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Dental implant method
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1992-11-27
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Granted: 1993-09-21
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Expires: 2012-11-27
Abstract
Abstract A method of attaching a dental implant includes the making of a dental implant having the general shape and size to fit a bone cavity for a removed tooth plus a cylindrical extension prong to fit a drilled bore in the bottom of the cavity formed by the removed tooth. The dental implant also has a non-circular shaped opening in the top thereof with a threaded bore in the bottom of the opening for attaching an insert thereto. The method includes extracting a patient's tooth, selecting a drill guide having the general shape of the bone cavity from the removed tooth and having a bore therethrough, then passing a drill bit through the drill guide bore and drilling a bore in a predetermined position in the bottom portion of the bone cavity. The dental implant is selected of a predetermined size and anchored in the bone cavity. A temporary generally flat head insert is attached to the implant and is later replaced with the tooth holding insert and an artificial tooth attached thereto.
Inventors
- 👤 Gary W. Coatoam
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 14:38
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61C; A61C8/00; A61C8/0018; A61C8/0048; A61C8/005; A61C8/0069; A61C8/0072
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
A method of attaching a dental implant comprising the steps of: extracting a patient's tooth; selecting a drill guide having a shape of the general shape of the bone cavity from the removed tooth and having a bore therethrough; placing the selected drill guide in the bone cavity; passing a drill bit through said drill guide bore and drilling into said patient's bone in the bottom portion of said bone cavity; selecting a dental implant to fit the bone cavity formed by the removed tooth and drilled portion; anchoring the implant in the bone cavity; attaching a temporary generally flathead insert in said implant; and replacing said temporary insert with a tooth insert; whereby an improved dental implant is attached in a bone cavity.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
124 words
A method of attaching a dental implant comprising the steps of: extracting a patient's tooth; selecting a drill guide having a shape of the general shape of the bone cavity from the removed tooth and having a bore therethrough; placing the selected drill guide in the bone cavity; passing a drill bit through said drill guide bore and drilling into said patient's bone in the bottom portion of said bone cavity; selecting a dental implant to fit the bone cavity formed by the removed tooth and drilled portion; anchoring the implant in the bone cavity; attaching a temporary generally flathead insert in said implant; and replacing said temporary insert with a tooth insert; whereby an improved dental implant is attached in a bone cavity.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
A method of attaching a dental implant in accordance with the method of claim 1 including the step of making an implant of predetermined shape and size having the same general nonuniform shape of a removed tooth bone cavity, with a cylindrical prong extending therefrom.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method of attaching a dental implant in accordance with the method of claim 2 including the step of making a dental implant having an insert opening in the implant top of a non-circular shape for mounting an insert thereinto.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method of attaching a dental implant in accordance with the method of claim 3 including the step of making a drill guide of predetermined shape and size having a predetermined bore therethrough.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
140 words
A method of attaching a dental implant comprising the steps of: making a dental implant having a general shape of a bone cavity from a removed tooth and with an elongated extension shaped to fit a drilled portion and having an open top having a nonuniform shape and at least one threaded bore in the bottom of said implant open top; extracting a patient's tooth; selecting a drill guide having a shape of the general shape of the bone cavity from the removed tooth and having a bore therethrough; placing the selected drill guide in the bone cavity; passing a drill bit through said drill guide bore and drilling into said patient's bone in the bottom portion of said bone cavity; and anchoring the implant in the bone cavity, whereby an improved dental implant is attached in a bone cavity.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
140 words
A method of attaching a dental implant comprising the steps of: making a dental implant having a general shape of a bone cavity from a removed tooth and with an elongated extension shaped to fit a drilled portion and having an open top having a nonuniform shape and at least one threaded bore in the bottom of said implant open top; extracting a patient's tooth; selecting a drill guide having a shape of the general shape of the bone cavity from the removed tooth and having a bore therethrough; placing the selected drill guide in the bone cavity; passing a drill bit through said drill guide bore and drilling into said patient's bone in the bottom portion of said bone cavity; and anchoring the implant in the bone cavity, whereby an improved dental implant is attached in a bone cavity.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method of attaching a dental implant in accordance with the method of claim 5 including the step of selecting a flat headed insert shaped to fit into the dental implant open top and attaching the insert thereto.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
A method of attaching a dental implant in accordance with the method of claim 6 including the step of removing said flat headed insert and attaching an artificial tooth mounting insert thereto having one end shaped to fit said dental implant opening.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method of attaching a dental implant in accordance with the method of claim 7 including the step of mounting an artificial tooth to said dental implant insert.
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