The present disclosure relates to a method of manufacture of a dental implant for a molar, including acquiring, structural data corresponding to bones of the facial skeleton, the bones of the facial skeleton being proximate the molar, selecting, as a dental implant fixation surface, a surface of the bones based upon a determined thickness of the bones, generating, based on the selected dental implant fixation surface, a contoured surface of the dental implant, and fabricating, based upon an instruction transmitted by processing circuitry, a bone plate extending from a buccal end of a cylindrical plate of the dental implant, the cylindrical plate having support lattices extending therefrom, at least one support lattice of the support lattices being arranged on a lingual end of the cylindrical plate, the cylindrical plate having an opening in a central region thereof, the opening being configured to receive a dental post.

Provided herein are scaffold biomaterials including a decellularized plant or fungal tissue from which cellular materials and nucleic acids of the tissue are removed, the decellularized plant or fungal tissue having a 3-dimensional porous structure; wherein the decellularized plant or fungal tissue may optionally be at least partially coated or mineralized, wherein the scaffold biomaterial may optionally further include a protein-based hydrogel and/or a polysaccharide-based hydrogel, or both. Also provided herein are methods and uses of such scaffold biomaterials, including methods of manufacture as well as methods and uses for bone tissue engineering, for example.

The invention relates to an implant (1) for the treatment of bone, in particular for covering defects or drill holes or for the reconstruction of bone defects or malformations. This comprises at least one frame structure (2) and at least one adaptation area (3). The edge of the implant (4) is thereby partially, but not continuously, formed by the frame structures (2), which are located outside the adaptation area (3).

A customized resorbable three-dimensional scaffold for oral and maxillofacial bone grafting involves merging two sets of three-dimensional information obtained from a patient, the first set includes three-dimensional bone information and the second set includes three-dimensional teeth and tissue information. The merged information is used to generate a three-dimensional shape of the bone to be regenerated, a three-dimensional position of the missing tooth/teeth, and a three-dimensional model of the customized resorbable three-dimensional scaffold for oral and maxillofacial bone grafting. The three-dimensional model is used to generate the customized resorbable three-dimensional scaffold and resorbable connectors for the customized resorbable three-dimensional scaffold.

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.

A special tube is disclosed for the insertion of materials inside the maxillary sinus in order to displace the Schneiderian membrane. The tube is connected to a source of a flowable material. The tube is inserted through the alveolar ridge beneath the maxillary sinus and when the flowable material is advanced through the tube the Schneiderian membrane is lifted. The tube can be part of a dental implant which is screwed inside the alveolar ridge.

The invention discloses a Zn—Ga series alloy and a preparation method and application thereof, belonging to the technical field of medical alloys. The Zn—Ga series alloy includes Zn and Ga, and Ga accounts for 0-30 wt % but not including 0. The preparation method is to mix Zn and Ga or Zn, Ga and trace elements, then to obtain a Zn—Ga series alloy by coating paint after smelting or sintering. The mechanical properties of the prepared Zn—Ga series alloy meet the requirements of the strength and toughness of medical implant materials, and it can be degraded in vivo. It has the dual characteristics of biological corrosion degradation and suitable corrosion rate to provide long-term effective mechanical support.

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to an orbital floor implant (10). One embodiment provides an implant with a first surface that is a fully porous, bone-side layer (16) and a second surface that is a non-porous, orbital content-side layer (18). The implant material itself may be polymeric material throughout, without the need for an embedded mesh or other support matrix. The implant is provided in a pre-shaped configuration and is of a material that allows it to be bent for shaping purposes. An extending tab (12) with eyelet portion/opening (14) can enhance securement options to a patient's bone.

The present disclosure relates to a method of manufacture of a dental implant for a molar, including acquiring, structural data corresponding to bones of the facial skeleton, the bones of the facial skeleton being proximate the molar, selecting, as a dental implant fixation surface, a surface of the bones based upon a determined thickness of the bones, generating, based on the selected dental implant fixation surface, a contoured surface of the dental implant, and fabricating, based upon an instruction transmitted by processing circuitry, a bone plate extending from a buccal end of a cylindrical plate of the dental implant, the cylindrical plate having support lattices extending therefrom, at least one support lattice of the support lattices being arranged on a lingual end of the cylindrical plate, the cylindrical plate having an opening in a central region thereof, the opening being configured to receive a dental post.

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.