DENTAL IMPLANTS
20200315749 ยท 2020-10-08
Inventors
Cpc classification
A61C8/0056
HUMAN NECESSITIES
International classification
Abstract
The present invention provides a dental implant comprising: a first coupling part 150 is provided on an inner surface of the axial hole of the fixture, the first coupling part comprising a coupling recess depressed outward, in a predetermined location on the inner surface of the axial hole, and a first corresponding coupling part provided on an outer circumferential surface of the coupling leg 122 to be complementarily coupled to the first coupling part 150, the first corresponding coupling part comprising a coupling protrusion, wherein, in a state in which the abutment is fitted into the fixture by complementary coupling between the first coupling part and the first corresponding coupling part; when a rotation force applied to the abutment has less than a predetermined level, the abutment is prevented from rotating relative to the fixture in a circumferential direction, and when the rotation force applied to the abutment is equal to or greater than the predetermined level, the coupling leg of the abutment is elastically bendable radially inwardly toward a central axis and the abutment is rotated in the circumferential direction, allowing the coupling protrusion of the first corresponding coupling part to be released from the coupling recess of the first coupling part, so that the fixture and the abutment are decoupled from each other.
Claims
1. A dental implant comprising: a fixture 110 implanted in an alveolar bone to provide an artificial tooth root; an abutment 120 coupled with a prosthesis at an upper part thereof, and provided at a lower part thereof with a coupling leg 122 elastically coupled with an axial hole 112 of the fixture by being elastically bent radially inwardly toward a central axis 1 and restoring an original shape thereof; a first coupling part 150 provided on an inner surface of the axial hole of the fixture, the first coupling part comprising a coupling recess 152 depressed outward, in a predetermined location on the inner surface of the axial hole; and a first corresponding coupling part 130 provided on an outer surface of the coupling leg 122 to be complementarily coupled to the first coupling part 150, the first corresponding coupling part comprising a coupling protrusion 132, wherein the first coupling part is provided on the inner surface of the axial hole so as not to provide an annular shape along an entire circumference, such that the abutment is coupled to the fixture at a predetermined angle when the abutment is pushed into the fixture; and wherein, in a state in which the abutment is fitted into the fixture by complementary coupling between the first coupling part and the first corresponding coupling part, when a rotation force applied to the abutment has less than a predetermined level, the abutment is prevented from rotating relative to the fixture in a circumferential direction, and when the rotation force applied to the abutment is equal to or greater than the predetermined level, the coupling leg of the abutment is elastically bendable radially inwardly toward a central axis and the abutment is rotated in the circumferential direction, allowing the coupling protrusion of the first corresponding coupling part to be released from the coupling recess of the first coupling part, so that the fixture and the abutment are decoupled from each other.
2. The dental implant according to claim 1, wherein an inclined surface is provided on the inner surface of the axial hole of the fixture except for a region of the inner surface in which the first coupling part is provided, such that an inner diameter of the inclined surface continuously decreases in a bottom direction, and when the coupling protrusion of the first corresponding coupling part is released from the coupling recess of the first coupling part by rotation of the abutment in the circumferential direction, the coupling protrusion of the first corresponding coupling part pushes the abutment upwards from the fixture due to elastic repulsion from the inclined surface of the inner surface of the axial hole of the fixture, thereby automatically decoupling the abutment and the fixture from each other.
3. The dental implant according to claim 1, wherein a slit is provided between a top portion of the abutment and the first coupling part to linearly or spirally extend in a top-bottom direction of the abutment while dividing a cross-section of the abutment into a plurality of segments.
4. The dental implant according to claim 1, an outer diameter of the abutment coupled to a top portion of the axial hole of the fixture is greater than an inner diameter of the top portion of the axial hole of the fixture before the abutment and the fixture are coupled, when the abutment is fitted into the fixture, the coupling leg of the abutment is radially contracted toward the central axis thereof and consequently the outer diameter of the abutment corresponds to the inner diameter of the top portion of the axial hole of the fixture, so that the abutment can be firmly coupled to the axial hole of the fixture.
5. A dental implant comprising: a fixture 110 implanted in an alveolar bone to provide an artificial tooth root; an abutment 120 coupled with a prosthesis at an upper part thereof, and provided at a lower part thereof with a coupling leg 122 elastically coupled with an axial hole 112 of the fixture by being elastically bent radially inwardly toward a central axis 1 and restoring an original shape thereof; a first coupling part 150 provided on an inner surface of the axial hole of the fixture, the first coupling part comprising a coupling recess 152 depressed outward, in a predetermined location on the inner surface of the axial hole; and a first corresponding coupling part 130 provided on an outer surface of the coupling leg 122 to be complementarily coupled to the first coupling part 150, the first corresponding coupling part comprising a coupling protrusion 132, wherein the first coupling part is provided on the inner surface of the axial hole of the fixture so as not to provide an annular shape along an entire circumference, such that the abutment is coupled to the fixture at a predetermined angle when the abutment is pushed into the fixture, and the first corresponding coupling part of the abutment is releasable from the first coupling part when the rotation force applied to the abutment is equal to or greater than a predetermined level and then the abutment is rotated in the circumferential direction, wherein a second corresponding coupling part 160 is provided on an outer circumferential surface of the coupling leg provided on the lower part of the abutment, the second corresponding coupling part comprising a fitting protrusion 162 protruding from the outer circumferential surface of the coupling leg to prevent the abutment from being vertically decoupled from the fixture, and a second coupling part 170 is provided on the inner surface of the axial hole of the fixture, the second coupling part comprising a stepped portion 172 extending outward to be coupled to the second corresponding coupling part in a corresponding manner, and wherein, when the first coupling part and the first corresponding coupling part are coupled to each other, the second corresponding coupling part and the second coupling part are coupled to each other to enhance axial coupling force between the abutment and the fixture, and when the first corresponding coupling part is released from the first coupling part by rotation of the abutment in the circumferential direction, the second corresponding coupling part is automatically released from the second coupling part as the coupling leg of the abutment is elastically bent inwardly, so that the fixture and the abutment are decoupled from each other.
6. The dental implant according to claim 5, wherein an inclined surface is provided on the inner surface of the axial hole of the fixture except for a region of the inner surface in which the first coupling part is provided, such that an inner diameter of the inclined surface continuously decreases in a bottom direction, and when the coupling protrusion of the first corresponding coupling part is released from the coupling recess of the first coupling part by rotation of the abutment in the circumferential direction, the coupling protrusion of the first corresponding coupling part pushes the abutment upwards from the fixture due to elastic repulsion from the inclined surface of the inner surface of the axial hole of the fixture, thereby automatically decoupling the abutment and the fixture from each other.
7. The dental implant according to claim 5, wherein the second coupling part comprises an annular stepped portion to extend along an entire circumference or a coupling recess depressed outward in a predetermined location, in a predetermined vertical position on the inner surface of the axial hole of the fixture.
8. The dental implant according to claim 5, an outer diameter of the abutment coupled to a top portion of the axial hole of the fixture is greater than an inner diameter of the top portion of the axial hole of the fixture before the abutment and the fixture are coupled, when the abutment is fitted into the fixture, the coupling leg of the abutment is radially contracted toward the central axis thereof and consequently the outer diameter of the abutment corresponds to the inner diameter of the top portion of the axial hole of the fixture, so that the abutment can be firmly coupled to the axial hole of the fixture.
9. The dental implant according to claim 5, wherein the axial hole of the fixture is configured such that a diameter of the inner surface thereof above the first coupling part is larger than an outer diameter of the first corresponding coupling part, so that the first corresponding coupling part enters the first coupling part without significant resistance, thereby allowing a coupling angle and position of the fixture and the abutment to be easily determined.
10. The dental implant according to claim 5, wherein a slit is provided between a top portion of the abutment and the first coupling part to linearly or spirally extend in a top-bottom direction of the abutment while dividing a cross-section of the abutment into a plurality of segments.
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[0046] Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanied drawings.
[0047] The dental implant 100 according to the present invention comprises a fixture 110 forming an artificial tooth root implanted in an alveolar bone (not shown), and an abutment 120 coupled with the fixture 110 at a low part thereof and coupled with a prosthesis (crown or denture) at an upper part thereof.
[0048] An implant procedure is performed by elastically and detachably coupling the fixture 110 and the abutment 120 as shown in
[0049] The dental implant 100 according to the present invention is formed in at least one coupling leg 122 that is formed in a lower part of the abutment 120 and inserted into the fixture 110. The dental implant 100 includes at least one first corresponding coupling part 130 that mainly performs a rotation prevention function with respect to rotation force less than a predetermined value. The first corresponding coupling part 130 is formed with a circular coupling protrusion 132 in a lower outer surface of each coupling leg 122. In addition, the coupling protrusion may have a non-circular form. In other words, the coupling protrusion may have various forms in addition to the circular form. For example, the coupling protrusion may have a band-shaped protruding part by a predetermined distance along a circumferential direction.
[0050] The first corresponding coupling part 130 that mainly performs a rotation prevention function with respect to the rotation force less than the predetermined value may be formed with, for example, a circular coupling protrusion 132 formed in each of four coupling legs 122 as shown in a sectional planar view of
[0051] In addition, the dental implant 100 according to the present invention includes a first coupling part 150 that performs a rotation prevention function by being outwardly depressed on the inner surface 140 of the axial hole of the fixture and complementarily coupled with the first corresponding coupling part 130.
[0052] Preferably, the first coupling part 150 is configured such that at least one portion thereof is depressed outward when viewed from the cross-section taken perpendicularly with respect to the vertical central axis of the axial hole of the fixture.
[0053] Most preferably, at least one first coupling part 150 is provided in the circumferential direction of the inner surface of the axial hole 112 of the fixture 110 so as not to provide an annular shape along the entire circumference. Accordingly, the abutment is coupled to the fixture only at a predetermined angle when the abutment is pushed into the axial hole of the fixture. When the abutment is rotated in the circumferential direction by a predetermined level of torque or higher applied thereto, the first corresponding coupling part 130 of the abutment may be released from the first coupling part 150.
[0054] Herein, vertical lengths of the first corresponding coupling part and the first coupling part may be different. However, horizontal distances thereof in a circumferential direction should be identical within a numerical mechanical tolerance. Thereby, there will be no excessive micro-fluctuations for rotation force equal to or less than a predetermined value.
[0055] The first coupling part 150 may be formed with a circular coupling recess 152 that is complementarily coupled in association with the circular coupling protrusion 132 of the first corresponding coupling part 130 formed in the axial hole inner surface 140 of the fixture. Herein, a form of the coupling recess or the coupling protrusion may vary, and the shape of each first corresponding coupling part formed in each coupling leg may not be identical. Accordingly, the shape of a first coupling part complementarily coupling with the first corresponding coupling part may be different.
[0056] More particularly, the axial hole inner surface 140 of the fixture can be formed as an inclined surface on the inner surface of the axial hole 112 of the fixture 110 such that the inner diameter thereof decreases downward from a predetermined position. Specifically, since the inclined surface of the axial hole of the fixture has a conical structure, the inner diameter of which decreases downward from a predetermined position on the inner surface of the axial hole of the fixture. The inclined surface is provided on the inner surface of the axial hole of the fixture, on which the first coupling part is provided, except for a region of the inner surface in which the first coupling part is provided, such that an inner diameter of the inclined surface continuously decreases in a bottom direction.
[0057] In addition, in order to easily find a coupling position of the fixture and the abutment, the first coupling part may be formed with a coupling recess downwardly extending from the top of the inclined surface. Herein, the coupling recess of the first coupling part and the coupling protrusion of the first corresponding coupling part may be identical within a numerical tolerance of machining so that the coupling recess of the first coupling part and the coupling protrusion of the first corresponding coupling part may be coupled in a female and male type. However, vertical lengths of the coupling recess and the coupling protrusion may not be identical.
[0058] The first coupling part 150 that mainly performs a rotation prevention function may be formed with, for example, four circular coupling recesses 152 associated with respective first corresponding coupling parts 130 formed with four circular coupling protrusions 132 as shown in a sectional planar view of
[0059] Hereinafter, with reference to the figures, a structure in which the first corresponding coupling part 130 is formed with a circular coupling protrusion 132, and a first coupling part 150 is formed with a circular coupling recess 152 coupled in association with the circular coupling protrusion 132 of the first corresponding coupling part 130 will be described in detail. Persons skilled in the art may easily know that an identical coupling and separating process may be applied to a structure in which the first corresponding coupling part 130 is formed with a circular coupling recess (not shown), and the first coupling part 150 is formed with a circular coupling protrusion (not shown) that is coupled in association with the circular coupling recess. The present invention should be construed to include both structures.
[0060] In addition, the present invention may additionally include a second corresponding coupling part 160 that is protruded radially outwardly from the abutment 120 and formed in a lower part or an upper part of the first corresponding coupling part 130, and mainly performs a vertical separation prevention function. Preferably, the second corresponding coupling part 160 may be provided on a location of the coupling leg, below the first corresponding coupling part 130.
[0061] In addition, in the present invention, the first coupling part and the first corresponding coupling part may additionally perform functions of a second coupling part and the second corresponding coupling part.
[0062] In the second corresponding coupling part 160 that mainly performs a vertical separation prevention function, as shown in
[0063] In addition, in the inner surface of the axial hole of the fixture, a second coupling part 170 that is formed with a stepped portion in a concave shape formed extending outward, and which is coupled in association with the second corresponding coupling part 160 may be further included.
[0064] The second coupling part 170 may be an annular stepped portion provided in a predetermined vertical position on the inner surface of the axial hole of the fixture to extend along the entire circumference. Alternatively, the second coupling part 170 may be a concave-convex portion like the first coupling part, more particularly, a coupling recess depressed outward in a predetermined location, instead of being provided as an annular stepped portion extending along the entire circumference.
[0065] In addition, the first coupling part and the second coupling part may be integrated and configured in a single coupling part.
[0066] The second coupling part 170 formed with the stepped portion as described above has a structure that includes a coupling planar surface 172 of the second coupling part which is associated with the coupling planar surface 162 of the second corresponding coupling part 160 that mainly performs a vertical separation prevention function. In addition, an angle formed where the coupling planar surface of the second coupling part and the coupling planar surface of the second corresponding coupling part meet a vertical central axis 1 may vary.
[0067] The second corresponding coupling part 160 and the second coupling part 170 as descried above, as shown in
[0068] However, when the first corresponding coupling part 130 and the first coupling part 150 are coupled, as shown in
[0069] In addition, the first corresponding coupling part 130 formed with the coupling protrusion 132 is formed on an associated inclined surface 180 formed in a lower outer surface of each coupling leg 122, and coupled in association with the coupling recess 152 of the first coupling part 150.
[0070] The outer surface of the coupling leg 122 in which the first corresponding coupling part 130 is formed may be formed to have a slope identical to a slope of the inner surface 140 of the axial hole of the fixture 110 in which the first coupling part 150 is formed.
[0071] In the dental implant 100 of the present invention configured as above, the abutment 120 is completely pushed into an axial hole 112 of the fixture 110 as shown in
[0072] Accordingly, the circular coupling protrusion 132 of the first corresponding coupling part 130 formed in each coupling leg 122 of the abutment 120 is coupled in association with the circular coupling recess 152 of the first coupling part 150 formed on the inner surface 140 of the axial hole of the fixture 110 as shown in
[0073] Alternatively, in order to separate the abutment 120 from the fixture 110 while the abutment 120 and the fixture 110 are coupled, the abutment 120 is rotated in a circumferential direction within the fixture 110.
[0074] The above state is shown in
[0075] Accordingly, when the first corresponding coupling part 130 that mainly performs a rotation prevention function of the abutment in a circumferential direction with respect to the abutment is rotated in a circumferential direction and separated from the first coupling part 150 by rotation force equal to or greater than a predetermined value, and the second corresponding coupling part 160 that mainly performs a vertical separation prevention function is come out from the second coupling part 170. In this state, the abutment can be easily separated from the fixture by being pulled upwardly. More preferably, the first coupling part 150 comprises at least one first coupling part provided in a circumferential direction of the inner surface of the axial hole of the fixture so as not to provide an annular shape along the entire circumference, such that the abutment is coupled to the fixture at a predetermined angle when the abutment is pushed into the fixture and the first corresponding coupling part 130 of the abutment is releasable from the first coupling part 150 when the abutment is rotated in the circumferential direction by a predetermined level of torque or higher applied thereto
[0076] More preferably, the inclined surface 140 may be provided on the inner surface of the axial hole 112 except for a region of the inner surface in which the first coupling part 150 is provided, such that the diameter of the inclined surface 140 continuously decreases in a bottom direction of the axial hole 112. In this case, in the process of separating the abutment 120 from the fixture 110, when the abutment 120 is rotated with respect to the fixture 110, the first corresponding coupling part 130 pushes the abutment 120 upwards from the fixture 110 due to elastic repulsion from the inclined surface 140 while being released from the first coupling part 150, so that the abutment 120 and the fixture 110 can be more easily separated.
[0077] Accordingly, in the present invention, the abutment 120 may be separated from the fixture 11 with less force, whereby a large pulling force may not be applied to an alveolar bone of a patient as in the past. In addition, a decrease in vertical separation prevention coupling force of the abutment with respect to the fixture does not occur when the abutment is repeatedly attached to and detached from the fixture.
[0078] As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to minimize the risk of injury to the patient during the implant procedure, and an operator may easily determine a separation state between the abutment 120 and the fixture 110 since the abutment 120 can be separated from the fixture only by rotating the abutment 120 with respect to the fixture 110. Accordingly, an implant operator may easily and conveniently progress the procedure without difficulty and worry.
[0079] As illustrated in
[0080] As illustrated in
[0081] The spiral slit 260, including the top point to the bottom point, extends through the abutment 120 in a transverse direction to divide the horizontal cross-section of the abutment 120 into a plurality of segments. When viewed from the outer side surface of the abutment 120, the spiral slit 260 has a spiral shape continuously extending in the top-bottom direction of the abutment 120.
[0082] According to this structure, when external force is applied to the abutment 120, the spiral slit 260 can provide absorbing ability to the abutment 120 to reduce impacts applied to the fixture 110 coupled to the alveolar bone. In addition, when a patient having the implant chews food, the patient can sense a minute pressure absorbing action. Accordingly, the sensation of chewing of the patient can be significantly improved.
[0083] Preferably, in the dental implant according to the present invention, the outer diameter of the abutment 120 along C-C line of
[0084] As shown in
[0085] Furthermore, as shown in