IP Library Granted Patent US 9,022,784
Granted Patent B2
US 9,022,784 · App. 13/883,664 · Granted May 5, 2015

Dental bridges and superstructures, and methods for manufacturing thereof

Inventors: Martin Johansson (Helsingborg, SE); Kristofer Frick (Helsingborg, SE); Anders Falk (Helsingborg, SE); Kristofer Svensson (Sosdala, SE)
Assignee: Heraeus Kulzer Nordic AB
A61C13/0018A61C13/0004A61C13/0006A61C13/0019A61C13/0022A61C8/0068A61C13/04
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Patent No.
US 9,022,784
App. No.
13/883,664
Granted
May 5, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a dental bridge intermediary structure ( 20 ) comprising a superstructure ( 200 ) and a connection piece ( 210 ), as well as connection piece for a dental bridge intermediary structure ( 20 ). A method for producing a dental bridge superstructure ( 200 ) is also provided.

Claims (13)

1. A method for producing a dental bridge superstructure, said dental bridge superstructure comprising seats for connection to dental implants, comprising the steps of:

shaping a dental bridge intermediary structure, said dental bridge intermediary structure comprising a superstructure and a connection piece, wherein the connection piece comprises means for connecting the dental bridge intermediary structure to a cutter, and reference means for positioning of the superstructure in the cutter;

connecting the connection piece to the cutter;

cutting said seats for connection to dental implants with the cutter.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said dental bridge superstructure comprising screw channels for screw retention of the superstructure to dental implants, the method further comprising cutting said screw channels.

3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising separating the superstructure and the connection piece.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting comprises

fastening a fastening portion of a reference piece to the cutter;

superimposing complimentary connection means of the reference piece upon the connection means; and

superimposing complimentary reference means of the reference piece upon the reference means.

5. The method according to claim 4 , further comprising the step of locking the superimposed complimentary connection means to the connection means.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the cutting is guided by the same CAD/CAM rendering as the shaping.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the shaping is done by sintering, casting, milling, or any combination of two or more from the group consisting of sintering, casting, and milling.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 17, 2015
From: HERAEUS DENTAL AB
To: HERAEUS KULZER NORDIC AB
Reel/Frame 035210/0206 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 13, 2014
From: JOHANSSON, MARTIN; FRICK, KRISTOFER; FALK, ANDERS; SVENSSON, KRISTOFER
To: HERAEUS DENTAL AB
Reel/Frame 031947/0212 →
Priority Claims (1)
SE 1051181 · Nov 10, 2010 · national
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61417354 · Nov 26, 2010
Related Publication 20140113248A1 · Apr 24, 2014