Kenneth F Hinds

US Patent:

57590362, Jun 2, 1998

Filed:

Jul 29, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/681699

Inventors:

Kenneth F. Hinds - Monarch Beach CA

International Classification:

A61C 900
A61C 800

US Classification:

433214

Abstract:

A complete dental implant system and method uses a standard shape if both the healing abutment, the impression coping and in the final tooth prosthesis. A series of four to five standard shapes which will oppose the gum tissue will be used for different types of teeth, and to enable control over the size and shape of material will be introduced into the patient's tissue, for a single tooth replacement beginning at the time the gums above the threaded bone penetrating implant are opened and the healing around the pre-specified shape is started. This causes the supporting adjacent tissues to have to heal but once. The impression coping and healing abutment which have the same shape facilitate the non-damaging insertion and removal from the gum area and eliminate the need for extensive work on the implant tooth prosthesis while it is within the patient's oral cavity. The system enables less work to be done on the prosthesis while the patient is in the chair, and thus more control at the dental lab. Three alternatives are disclosed for forming the final tooth prosthesis, including (1) formation of the prosthesis over coping having a shape specified collar, (2) beginning with a titanium blank, and (3) beginning with a titanium rough preparation.

US Patent:

60395680, Mar 21, 2000

Filed:

Jun 2, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/088911

Inventors:

Kenneth F. Hinds - Monarch Beach CA

International Classification:

A61C 800

US Classification:

433175

Abstract:

A complete truly anatomical dental implant system to replace missing teeth in both the maxillary and mandibular arch. The primary uniqueness of the present invention is in the creation of a unique tooth shaped dental implant that is placed into the jawbone. In addition, the present invention involves and exposes a new procedure, method and apparatus for creating a truly tooth shape cavity into the jawbone which matches the unique tooth shaped implant, thereby providing stability of the implant at placement. Thirdly, the present invention exposes a special cutting tool bit tip that is used in a vibrating and/or oscillating action to produce a hole in the bone that matches the chosen tooth shaped implant. The tooth shaped implant is essentially tapered and triangularly shaped for anterior teeth and some cuspid teeth. The tooth shaped implant is essentially tapered oval-shaped for bicuspid teeth, cuspid teeth and molar teeth.