In order to make a custom dental drilling template, a single impression element is used that becomes a part of the later drilling template. To achieve this a guide-passage element is glued to the impression element. The exact position of the guide passage relative to the impression element prior to gluing is found by fixing both elements relative to each other on the same mounting plate using a periodic 2-D mounting structure. The passage element is mounted by an intermediate mounting element that is machined such that it carries the same or mating mounting structure according to positional data and that has a fitting area for fitting the guide passage to it.

A dental assembly includes a prosthesis having a base and a plurality of artificial teeth, and at least one connecting element coupled to the prosthesis and configured to facilitate coupling of the dental assembly to a patient's oral cavity. The at least one connecting element includes a cylinder with a body having a first end, a second end, and a passageway extending between the first and second ends. The connecting element further includes an opening through a sidewall of the cylinder that is open to the passageway. The slot allows access to a fixation screw positioned in the cylinder from a direction that is angled relative to an axis of the cylinder. A method of making a dental assembly is also disclosed.

The present invention innovates within the method and system which enable a dentist to treat and rehabilitate a patients jaw, whereas the method is enabled by a first part which includes a bridge-rod, whereas to this rod part coordinators are threaded which include in their configuration a clamp which enables the sliding of the coordinators upon the rod to different locations on the rod, and whereas the second part which is the coordinator component includes a clasping method such as a screw which could screw onto a part external to the coordinator, and whereas a screw such as the coordinator is screwed and connected to the implant, and whereas a number of coordinators are connected to a number of implants, the coordinators settle in coordination upon the part of the rod, the first part, and whereas the dentures are supplied with a connecting mechanism which are connected to the dentures in their inner part and are coordinated to clasp the dentures upon the rod, the first part.

A flexible abutment for securing to an implant, where the implant is implanted into an osseous structure. Ambient forces impinging on the flexible abutment tend to substantially deform, and be absorbed by, the flexible abutment. As such, ambient forces subsequently transferred from the flexible abutment to the implant, and thence to the osseous structure, are substantially reduced, thereby reducing the chances of osseointegration failure. A method for implanting an implant having a flexible abutment is also provided.

A workpiece unit including a workpiece body having a protruding portion; and a holding member arranged on at least a part of an outer side of the protruding portion.

A dental restoration model including a positive model (15) of a dental restoration piece. The positive model (15) defines at least the outer contour (36) of a dental restoration piece to be made using lost wax technology and is provided with a locating pin region which is defined especially according to a given optimization process. The locating pin region is provided with a guiding element (30) which accommodates and/or guides a material feeder (22, 24, 26 and 28).

Provided is an apparatus for processing teeth in bone material, including a reactor, configured for treating said teeth by immersion in liquids, and including connection means, with a cartridge including a plurality of containers for washing and processing liquids, separated liquid-tight from each other, a reaction chamber configured for containing the teeth during processing, and the washing and processing liquids, commandable transfer means of the liquids from the containers to the reaction chamber configured for placing only one of said containers at a time in fluidic connection with the reaction chamber, ejection means of the liquids from the reaction chamber.

A scaffold for regenerating a pulp of a root canal includes a body that has a pre-formed contour that closely matches a contour of the root canal. A method of making a customized regenerative scaffold includes generating a three-dimensional image of a root canal. The method also includes manufacturing the customized regenerative scaffold based on the three-dimensional image of the root canal.

A method, system, and dental prosthesis are provided to facilitate simulation of the natural appearance of teeth. The prosthesis can be formed to include a component to which an aesthetic coating, such as a coloring or tint, can be applied. Further, the prosthesis can include a porcelain coating disposed on the outer surface thereof, and on top of the aesthetic coating, such that the aesthetic coating can be visible through the porcelain coating of the prosthesis. During production, the crown can be coated with a metal and/or ceramic powder by means of a powder printer that can be controlled by computer equipment. A practical and rapid application function can be obtained to produce an extremely natural-looking result.

A reinforcement bar combination for a direct dental bridge, the reinforcement bar combination including: first and second elongate bars, each of the first and second elongate bars contacting a single occlusal preparation formed in a single abutment tooth and each of the first and second elongate bars having an end positioned on a central pad of a third elongate bar to form a reinforcement scaffold. The first elongate bar is a first elongate torque bar that is optionally bent. The second elongate bar is a second elongate torque bar that is optionally bent. The third elongate bar is a proximal bar including a central planar pad bound by a perimeter, a coronal facing surface and an apical facing surface, a first insertion arm extending in a mesial direction from the perimeter of the pad, a second insertion arm extending in a distal direction from the perimeter of the pad; a first vertical sidewall extending in a coronal direction from the coronal oriented surface of the pad; a second vertical sidewall extending in a coronal direction from the coronal oriented surface of the pad. A method of using of the reinforcement bar combination to produce a direct dental bridge is also described.