Modified DENTAL IMPLANT FIXTURE designed to preserve lingual bone by having the coronal aspect of the implant being compatible with bony anatomy that is higher on the lingual side of the implant surgical site.
Modified DENTAL IMPLANT FIXTURE designed to preserve lingual bone by having the coronal aspect of the implant being compatible with bony anatomy that is higher on the lingual side of the implant surgical site.
Modified DENTAL IMPLANT FIXTURE designed to preserve lingual bone by having the coronal aspect of the implant being compatible with bony anatomy that is higher on the lingual side of the implant surgical site.
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Inventor: Richard Cottrell, Lake Forest, I (US)
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Prior Publication Data
US 200310142304 AL Jul, 22, 2004
Related Us
pplication Data
1eteem of this
ed under 35
Continuation of spplication No, 10/223,773, filed oa
Aug. 19, 2002, now Pat, No, 6,672,872, which is a
continuation-in-part of application No. 10/011.866,
filed on Doe. 3, 2001, nov Pat. No. 6,655,961
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AGIC 800
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(2006.01)
433/173; 483/174
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5.009.596
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LL, Cawood and RA, Howell, Recomractve Preprstede
Suregary, 1 Anatomical Considerations. lt'| Kaa Oral Maxi
Foti Sunger. 199120, 7882.
Primary Esaminer—Cary B, O'Connor
(V4) Attorney, Agent, or Firm —Diekstein Shapino LLP
6 ABSTRACT
A modified dental implant fixture designed to preserve
Jingval bone by having the coronal aspeet of the implant
being compatible with bony anatomy that is higher on the
Tingtal side ofthe implant surgical sit, The implant may be
of either the single stage oF the (Wo stage design, By
‘modifying the shape of the top of the implant fixture 40
‘mime bealingyhealed bony anatomy, bone is preserved and
bone growth is possibly encourage
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MODIFIED DENTAL IMPLANT FIXTURE,
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED
APPLICATION,
“This application isa continuation of US. application Ser
No. 10/223,773, fled Aug. 19, 2002, now US. Pat. No.
6.672.872, which is a continuation-in-part, and, therefore