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Temporary abutment with combination of scanning features and provisionalization features

US8944818B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8944818-B2
Application numberUS-201213473219-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 16, 2012
Priority dateMay 16, 2011
Publication dateFeb 3, 2015
Grant dateFeb 3, 2015

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Abstract

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A lower region of a temporary abutment includes an anti-rotational feature for non-rotationally mating with a dental implant. An upper region of the temporary abutment includes a first anti-rotational structure and at least one retention groove. A top surface of the temporary abutment includes one or more informational markers that provide information concerning the dental implant. A temporary abutment cap is configured to be coupled to the upper region of the temporary abutment. The temporary abutment cap has at least one projection configured to mate with the at least one retention groove of the temporary abutment. The temporary abutment cap has a second anti-rotational structure that is configured to slideably engage the first anti-rotational structure of the temporary abutment. The temporary abutment cap is configured to be coupled with a temporary prosthesis such that the temporary prosthesis and the temporary abutment cap are removable from the temporary abutment.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method of creating a patient-specific abutment to be coupled to an implant installed in a mouth of a patient, the method comprising: non-rotationally attaching a temporary abutment to the implant, the temporary abutment including (i) at least one retention groove (ii) at least one informational marker indicative of one or more characteristics of the implant and (iii) a flange, at least a portion of the flange having a curved shape for shaping gingival tiss…

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What does patent US8944818B2 cover?
A lower region of a temporary abutment includes an anti-rotational feature for non-rotationally mating with a dental implant. An upper region of the temporary abutment includes a first anti-rotational structure and at least one retention groove. A top surface of the temporary abutment includes one or more informational markers that provide information concerning the dental implant. A temporary …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Robb T Tait, Herrington Stephen M, Montero Miguel, and 5 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61C8/008. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).