A method for designing and manufacturing implant based restorations is disclosed. The method involves the use of Scannable Temporary Anatomic References to provide very reliable, fixed points of reference to enable a technician to relate and superimpose the dental implant position to a pre-planned restoration with a very high degree of accuracy throughout the entire workflow. The method can be carried out by placing Scannable Temporary Anatomic References in a jaw, on teeth, and/or in implants, collecting images by scanning a mouth, relating those images to images of a appearance of desired dental implant based restoration, placing an implant in the jaw, scanning the scannable temporary anatomic references to create a new set of images, relating the images, and producing a restoration based on the images.

Actuator systems for oral-based appliances utilizing transducers which are attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a dental or oral appliance to form a hearing aid assembly. Such oral appliances may be a custom-made device which receives incoming sounds and transmits the processed sounds via a vibrating transducer element. The transducer element may utilize electromagnetic or piezoelectric transducer mechanisms and may be positioned directly along the dentition or along an oral appliance housing in various configurations.

Two part implant for attachment of artificial teeth comprising a base body having a bone contact surface and a soft tissue contact surface. The soft tissue contact surface is at least partially hydroxylated or silanated which results in an improved soft tissue integration.

A reference member for determining a position of an implant analog can comprise a trapezoidal body including a first side and a substantially parallel second side. The first side can define a first dimension and the second side can define a second dimension that is greater than the first dimension.

This invention discloses a physical gateway that goes directly through gum or other soft tissues inside the oral cavity, to access inside body. The physical gateway has parts acting as external access points that have terminals for cables, wires, fiber optics, or tubes that go through said gateways to implanted medical systems and devices to facilitate transmission of signals or materials to or from said implanted systems or devices. This feature can be used for powering implanted systems and devices with high functionality and computation power, securely communicating with implanted systems and devices with vital duties, and transferring materials for refilling the tanks in implanted systems and devices or for transferring some material from inside body to outside without requiring invasive operations.

A dental prosthetic device includes at least an anchor portion and in some instances a prosthetic portion arranged to engage the anchor portion. A sensor device is arranged to be engaged with the anchor portion. When the dental prosthetic device includes a prosthetic portion, the sensor device is arranged to be engaged with the anchor portion, with the prosthetic portion, or between the anchor portion and the prosthetic portion. A method of forming a dental prosthetic device is also provided.

In general, one aspect disclosed features a method comprising: providing a bone section; attaching a cutting guide to the bone section; cutting the bone section into multiple bone graft sections using the cutting guide; arranging the multiple bone graft sections in a neo-mandible position; attaching a temporary fixation plate to the multiple bone graft sections after arranging the multiple bone graft sections in the neo-mandible position; removing the cutting guide from the multiple bone graft sections after attaching the temporary fixation plate; attaching a final fixation plate to the multiple bone graft sections after removing the cutting guide; and removing the temporary fixation plate from the multiple bone graft sections after attaching the final fixation plate to create a neo-mandible assembly.

A reference member for determining a position of an implant analog can comprise a trapezoidal body including a first side and a substantially parallel second side. The first side can define a first dimension and the second side can define a second dimension that is greater than the first dimension.

The present invention relates to a detachable implant-coupling prosthesis, and more specifically to a detachable implant-coupling prosthesis which enables an implant and a coupling prosthesis to be easily coupled to each other and can be easily coupled to and separated from each other during revision and re-placement. According to the present invention, via the unique distinguishing structure capable of achieving easy coupling without using a screw fastening method screw fastening method, loosening and fracture do not occur, and an aesthetic effect and durability can be prevented from being degraded because it is not necessary to form a hole in a tooth. Furthermore, the coupling prosthesis can be easily separated without destructing a tooth when a problem occurs after the placement of an implant, and thus effects arise in that the inconvenience of a patient can be mitigated and cost can be reduced during the treatment of inflammation or periodontitis.

Actuator systems for oral-based appliances utilizing transducers which are attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a dental or oral appliance to form a hearing aid assembly. Such oral appliances may be a custom-made device which receives incoming sounds and transmits the processed sounds via a vibrating transducer element. The transducer element may utilize electromagnetic or piezoelectric transducer mechanisms and may be positioned directly along the dentition or along an oral appliance housing in various configurations.