Dentistry – Apparatus – Having gauge or guide
Patent
1999-05-05
2000-05-16
Wilson, John J.
Dentistry
Apparatus
Having gauge or guide
A61C 302
Patent
active
060628561
ABSTRACT:
A dental implant hole guide extension is for use with or without an arrangement for drilling an initial hole, the arrangement having tooth engagement jaws for engaging a tooth which is adjacent a site in a patient's mouth for receiving the initial hole, a fixing mechanism connected to the jaws for fixing the jaws to the tooth and a guide member connected to the jaws and adapted to extend over the initial hole, the guide member having a first guide aligned with the initial hole. The extension includes a positioning pin for engagement in the first guide, an arm connected to the pin, a guide member engaging fork connected to the arm on one side of the pin for firmly engaging the guide member to hold the arm to the guide member or to rest at two points on the jaw bone crest if the extension is used without the guide, and a second guide connected to the arm on an opposite side of the pin for guiding a dental bur for drilling the subsequent implant hole.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5741133 (1998-04-01), Gordils et al.
patent: 5842859 (1998-12-01), Palacci
patent: 5888065 (1999-03-01), Sussman
Bumgarner Melba
Wilson John J.
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