A drill bit and method for normalizing bone is provided. The drill bit has a non-round drill bit core that is adapted to cut hard bone and to not cut soft bone. The drill bit has a cutting edge which may be positioned within a compression zone of the non-round drill bit core. The rotational speed of the drill bit and the profile of the drill bit core are tuned so that hard bone recovers into a cutting zone defined by the cutting edge while soft bone remains outside of the cutting zone. The insertion torque of the drill bit can be measured to determine when the normalization is adequate.

A method for configuring a surgical guide and an associated implant. The implant and surgical guide are for maxillofacial osteosynthesis. Three-dimensional models of the pre- and post-operative anatomy are used to define attachment points. These attachment points are used to determine a structure for the implant and surgical guide.

Tunnel bone grafting according to the proposed method can be used when an individual has a facial bone defect due to periodontal disease, cleft palate or trauma. The proposed method can be utilized for implant placement, it reduces wrinkles and supports facial muscle in order to make the individual look younger. The method can also be used to create a thicker alveolar ridge in order to stabilize full dentures or partial dentures. Its advantages over conventional guided bone regeneration techniques is that the proposed method is minimally invasive and lessens trauma to patients, prevents soft tissue opening, and reduces surgery time. Specifically, it minimizes the incision size and thus reduces trauma to the patient. Further, this reduces the risk of complications, including excessive bleeding, due to the minimization of the incision size. There is also considerable reduction in post surgery swelling using the proposed method as opposed to conventional techniques.

A quick stop drilling tool for use with a medical or dental treatment device includes a drilling tool having a body extending between a connection end and a working end and having a longitudinal extension along a longitudinal axis of the drilling tool. The drilling tool has a hollow outer shell in which a probe is held that can be moved along the longitudinal axis so that a part of the probe can be moved out of the shell through an opening. The probe is designed as an elongated pin, and its first end facing the connection end is held in the interior of the hollow outer shell. An electromagnetic sensor for detecting relative movement between the shell and the probe is arranged along the longitudinal extension of the body. The drilling tool has a channel for a treatment fluid extending along the longitudinal axis.

Devices for carrying out subperiosteal minimally invasive jaw bone augmentation and reconstruction procedures, to develop a passageway and surgical site in a concealed area of patient tissue, where the surgical site is not exposed. The devices have shanks with specially configured tips to facilitate maneuvering the device through mammalian tissue to develop a tunnel in the tissue and a remote surgical site within the tissue. The device tips have one or more peripheral cutting surfaces that direct the positioning of the tunnel formation when the instrument handle is manipulated, e.g., by rotation, angular, forward or rearward motion. Embodiments of the devices are configured with tips that have a wide spread for cutting and elevating tissue, and with tips that may be maneuvered to condense bone graft material being implanted at a surgical site concealed within the tissue.

In an aspect, a method of manufacturing a surgical kit includes providing one or more medical devices based on a three-dimensional (3D) image of an anatomical structure. The method additionally includes providing packaging based on the 3D image, and providing the surgical kit utilizing the packaging and the one or more medical devices. In another aspect, a surgical kit has one or more contoured packaging surface having a contour that matches a contour of an anatomical structure. The contoured packaging surface has one or more features for receiving one or more medical devices provided based on the contour in the 3D image. The surgical kit additionally has a lid connected under pressure with the one or more contoured packaging surface. The lid has apertures for sterilization of components of the one or more medical devices situated between the lid and the contoured packaging surface.

A navigation-guided surgery fixation (NGSF) system. The NGSF system may include a fixation member for fixating an intraoral surgical guide. The fixation member may include a shank portion and a shaft portion, the shaft portion extending out from an end portion of the shank portion, and wherein the shank portion has a diameter greater than that of the shaft portion; and a sleeve member, wherein the sleeve member may include a through-hole substantially the same size of the shank portion and configured to receive the shank portion therein.

Disclosed herein is a condensing screw for an implant procedure. A condensing screw for an implant procedure of the present invention is provided with: a screw main body which is inserted into an implant planting hole formed by an pilot drilling process, enlarges the implant planting hole to a size large enough to insert an implant fixture, and forms osseodensification regions on the side surfaces and the inside of the implant planting hole; and a shank which extends upward from the screw main body, is coupled to a driving unit, and transmits the torque of the driving unit to the screw main body. The condensing screw can enlarge the implant planting hole and perform the osseodensification process simultaneously, and can be used for maxillary sinus augmentation.

A method of surface treating a drill, the drill including a shaft extending along a central longitudinal axis from a proximal end to a distal end, the proximal end of the shaft including a shank adapted for connection to a rotary driver, the shaft further including, distal of the shank, a fluted section including at least one flute extending along the longitudinal length of the fluted section, the method including the steps of: acid etching at least a portion of the fluted section of the shaft in order to create a visible matted effect, subsequently electro-polishing at least the portion of the fluted section of the shaft in order to visibly reduce the matted effect and subsequently creating one or more visual marking within the portion of the fluted section of the shaft.

The present invention provides body anchored protraction devices. The protraction devices direct the negative forces of protraction over a large surface area on the chest and abdomen of a patient. The protraction devices employ a cantilever support rod and ultra-low friction joints to enable low compression on the head without restricting free movement.