Patent ID: 11903791
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 16:
17. A fixed dental prosthesis comprising:
a prosthesis body, the prosthesis body of the fixed dental prosthesis being a replacement for a missing tooth, the prosthesis body having a tooth-shape and formed to replicate the tooth of a patient and to be implanted into a mouth of the patient, the prosthesis body comprising a top chewing face, a bottom implanting face, and side faces;
wherein the prosthesis body forms a guide hole from the top chewing face to the bottom implanting face, the guide hole forming a channel sized to guide a drill, and sized to closely receive at least one of a drill bit and an implant screw, to prevent the at least one of the drill bit and implant screw from straying off a path guided by the guide hole during a drilling operation;
an implant screw, the implant screw attached to the prosthesis body and the implant screw having a portion engaged with the prosthesis body and preventing a removal of the implant screw through the guide hole on the bottom implanting face, and the implant screw extending beyond the bottom implanting face; and
a filling within a guide hole above the head of the implant screw closing an opening of the guide hole at the top chewing face.