Customized dental abutment

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Customized dental abutment
Patent number: EP1518511
Publication date: 2005-03-30
Inventor: OSORIO JULIAN [US]
Applicant: OSORIO JULIAN [US]
Classification:
- international: A61C8/00
- european:
Application number: EP20040027378 19960404
Priority number(s): EP19960906668 19960404; WO1996US02926 19960404
Abstract
A method for replacing a tooth by an implant, abutment and crown comprising the steps of: measuring the teeth adjacent to the implant site, where said measurements define the size, position, orientation and inclination of the tooth being replaced, determining the type of tooth being replaced from the position in the jaw, said type being selected from the group consisting of central, lateral, cuspid, first bicuspid, second bicuspid, first molar, second molar and third molar, implanting a base, contouring an abutment to conform to the gingival emerging size and shape of the tooth being replaced, and further contouring the abutment to match the shape contours of the tooth being replaced, attaching the abutment to the base, and attaching a crown to the abutment, where the crown matches the shape and contours of the tooth being replaced.