Patent ID: 11969305
Assignee: IBUR, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 12:
13. A method, comprising:
obtaining a guide appliance set designed based on a digital preoperative dental model of a patient and a surgical plan for the patient, the guide appliance set including (i) a base frame configured to engage an oral structure of the patient without obstructing a planned surgical site region of an alveolar ridge of the patient, the base frame having an uppermost surface that, at least in an area adjacent to the planned surgical site region, is sized to terminate below the alveolar ridge when the base frame is engaged with the oral structure and (ii) at least one attachment that is releasably attachable to the base frame, the at least one attachment configured to facilitate performance of at least a portion of a dental surgery;
positioning the base frame on the oral structure of the patient;
attaching the at least one attachment to the base frame such that the at least one attachment obstructs at least a portion of the alveolar ridge and is fully received in a mouth of the patient; and
when the at least one attachment is attached to the base frame, using the at least one attachment while performing a portion of the dental surgery.