Disclosed is a lateral wall supported implant system having a supporting screw surgical guide. According to the present invention, there is provided the lateral wall supported implant system including: a primary screw placed in the alveolar bone; a surgical guide disposed on a lateral wall of the alveolar bone with the primary screw placed therein; and supporting screws passing through the surgical guide and the lateral wall and then coupled to the primary screw to provide supporting forces for the primary screws so that the primary screw is supported against the lateral wall to have the primary stability thereof.

A dental membrane that is used with a patient having insufficient bone at a surgical site during a ridge augmentation. The dental membrane includes a first layer and a second layer. The first layer is cortical bone or formed from artificial bone materials to have characteristics of cortical bone. The second layer is cancellous bone or formed from artificial bone materials to have characteristics of cancellous bone.

An endosteal horizontally placed non-crestal dental implant system including at least one dental implant having a proximal end, a distal end, an internal architecture, and a helical thread extending along the outside region between the proximal end and the distal end. The one or more implants are configured to be implanted horizontally or near horizontally by way of a non-crestal approach, into a mandible or maxilla and to engage with bone tissue. The system also includes at least one dental implant abutment having a proximal end for attaching to the said dental implant and a distal end configured for the attachment of a dental prosthesis. A method of diagnosis and treatment of edentulism using the endosteal horizontally placed non-crestal dental implant system is also recited.

An anatomically-contoured subperiosteal jaw implant includes an annular-shaped baseplate and internal support arms corresponding to a location of a plurality of height-adjustable posts. The baseplate is configured for placement over the alveolar ridge of a mandible or maxilla bone and creates a plurality of internal apertures within the baseplate to minimize the impact on the alveolar ridge and improve re-attachment of bone and soft tissue revascularization after implant insertion. The baseplate is attached with the bone via a series of screws inserted through screw holes uniquely positioned throughout the baseplate based on individual anatomical models of a patient receiving the implant, and the height-adjustable posts are also shaped for partial insertion into the bone to reduce the height of the posts and attached dental component while also improving retention of the implant. The support arms absorb stress on the posts received via a chewing or grinding action of the jaw.

A bolt-type implant includes: a bolt (12) configured to be inserted into a vertical hole drilled in a mandible (including an alveolar bone) at a position in which the implant will be placed; a nut (20) configured to be fitted to the bolt inserted into the mandible and fix the bolt to the mandible (including the alveolar bone); and an abutment (11) formed on a bolt head of the bolt so as to constitute a single body with the bolt and configured to be connected to a crown (artificial tooth).

A bone-bonded artificial tooth structure for fixing to a patient's partially atrophied and gum covered alveolar bone includes a base portion having opposed lower and upper connecting sections located below and above a peak of the atrophied alveolar bone, respectively, the lower connecting section being in contact with the atrophied alveolar bone, and one side of the upper connecting section opposed to the atrophied alveolar bone defining a connecting surface; a tooth portion fixed to the connecting surface; and a dental anchor having an anchoring section inserted into the atrophied alveolar bone and another anchoring section inserted in the base portion to restrict the base portion from displacing relative to the alveolar bone. The bone-bonded artificial tooth structure fixed to the alveolar bone can immediately provide good supporting strength for chewing food without needing to wait for a long time for the osseointegration of the bone with the base portion.

A bolt-type implant includes: a bolt (12) configured to be inserted into a vertical hole drilled in a mandible (including an alveolar bone) at a position in which the implant will be placed; a nut (20) configured to be fitted to the bolt inserted into the mandible and fix the bolt to the mandible (including the alveolar bone); and an abutment (11) formed on a bolt head of the bolt so as to constitute a single body with the bolt and configured to be connected to a crown (artificial tooth).

A jaw implant (1) having at least one approximately U-shaped hole strip (2), which carries fixing holes (3) spaced apart from one another. In the jaw implant (1), in the space between adjacent fixing holes (3) there are provided cross-sectional weaknesses (4) for cutting the at least one hole strip (2) to length. The at least one hole strip (2) has, in a partial region (8) situated at a distance from the free ends (6, 7) of this hole strip (2), in the region of every fixing hole (3) having an internal screw thread for fixing a dental prosthesis, a cross-sectional widening (9) which increases the longitudinal extension of this fixing hole (3).

Artificial salivary gland devices and assemblies are provided. The present disclosure provides artificial salivary pump/gland devices and assemblies, and related methods of use. One embodiment utilizes the interstitial/marrow fluid reservoir within the underlying mandibular or maxillary bone as a source for replacement saliva. The salivary pump/assembly, which is implantable in the mandibular or maxillary bone as a dental implant and driven by incidental tooth contact and masticatory forces, harvests interstitial/marrow fluid and treats it via semi-permeable membrane technology and soluble particles as a continuously available saliva replacement. Masticatory forces and tooth contact power the pump to both harvest interstitial/marrow fluid and drive flow through a bed of ion-exchange resins and/or soluble particles to adjust fluid chemistry providing a continuously available saliva-like solution. Exemplary devices and assemblies can also be utilized to introduce beneficial bacteria into the oral cavity and/or be utilized as a delivery system for drugs/therapeutic agents.

Artificial salivary gland devices and assemblies are provided. The present disclosure provides artificial salivary pump/gland devices and assemblies, and related methods of use. One embodiment utilizes the interstitial/marrow fluid reservoir within the underlying mandibular or maxillary bone as a source for replacement saliva. The salivary pump/assembly, which is implantable in the mandibular or maxillary bone as a dental implant and driven by incidental tooth contact and masticatory forces, harvests interstitial/marrow fluid and treats it via semi-permeable membrane technology and soluble particles as a continuously available saliva replacement. Masticatory forces and tooth contact power the pump to both harvest interstitial/marrow fluid and drive flow through a bed of ion-exchange resins and/or soluble particles to adjust fluid chemistry providing a continuously available saliva-like solution. Exemplary devices and assemblies can also be utilized to introduce beneficial bacteria into the oral cavity and/or be utilized as a delivery system for drugs/therapeutic agents.