Patent ID: 11890150
Assignee: HARRISON PROSTHETIC CRADLE INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of engaging a plurality of different dental components to a patient's jawbone comprising:
providing a first dental component and a second dental component;
providing one or more anchor pins;
placing the first dental component on a region of the patient's jaw;
inserting each of the one or more anchor pins through a wall of the first dental component and into an associated one of one or more receiving holes formed in the patient's jawbone;
temporarily holding the first dental component in a desired position on the region of the patient's jawbone using the one or more anchor pins;
performing a first dental procedure on the patient's jawbone while the first dental component is retained in position on the patient's jawbone by the one or more anchor pins;
removing the one or more anchor pins;
removing the first dental component from the region of the patient's jaw;
placing the second dental component on the region of the patient's jaw;
utilizing the one or more anchor pins as reference points for locating the second dental component in a correct position on the patient's jaw; and
inserting each of the one or more anchor pins through a wall of the second dental component and into the associated one of the one or more receiving holes previously formed in the patient's jaw.