Upper implant construction

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Upper implant construction
European Patent Office
Patent number: US2004043360
Publication date: 2004-03-04
Inventor: OBATA TAKURO [JP]
Applicant:
Classification:
- international: A61C8/00
- european: A61C8/00G1
Application number: US20030451684 20030625
Priority number(s): JP20000404715 20001228; WO2001JP11608 20011228
Abstract of US2004043360

The invention provides an implant upper structure that functions to couple a prosthetic crown to a dental implant fixture after embedding the fixture used for the medical treatment in the alveolar bone. The upper structure of the invention is simple and is able to readily and freely have a functional shape that can fit to the arrangement of the row of teeth at an ideal angle depending on the decision of a dentist without burdening a patient with high expenses.