Patent ID: 9687327
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: A61C,G16H

Claim:
1. A method of making a final hybrid prosthesis to be attached to one or more dental implants in a patient's mouth, comprising: making a temporary hybrid prosthesis to be attached to the one or more dental implants in the patient's mouth, wherein the temporary hybrid prosthesis comprises a first set of tooth-shaped structures made out of a first tooth-forming material and a first set of cylinders, wherein the first set of tooth-shaped structures and the first set of cylinders are connected together with a first mass of acrylic material, and wherein the temporary hybrid prosthesis is configured to be attached to the one or more dental implants in the patient's mouth by a first set of screws that pass through a first set of bores in the first set of cylinders and screw into threads in the dental implants; making a duplicate temporary hybrid prosthesis from the temporary hybrid prosthesis, wherein the duplicate temporary hybrid prosthesis has the same size and shape as the temporary hybrid prosthesis, wherein the duplicate temporary hybrid prosthesis comprises a second set of tooth-shaped structures made out of a second tooth-forming material and a second set of cylinders, wherein the second set of tooth-shaped structures and the second set of cylinders are connected together with a second mass of acrylic material, and wherein the duplicate temporary hybrid prosthesis is configured to be attached to the same one or more dental implants in the patient's mouth to which the temporary hybrid prosthesis is configured to be attached by a second set of screws that pass through a second set of bores in the second set of cylinders and screw into threads in the dental implants; and using the duplicate temporary hybrid prosthesis in making the final hybrid prosthesis while the temporary hybrid prosthesis is attached to the one or more dental implants in the patient's mouth, wherein the final hybrid prosthesis comprises a third set of tooth-shaped structures made out of a third tooth-forming material and a third set of cylinders, wherein the third set of tooth-shaped structures and the third set of cylinders are connected together with a third mass of acrylic material, wherein the third set of cylinders are connected together by a bar enclosed within the third mass of acrylic material, and wherein the final hybrid prosthesis is configured to be attached to the same one or more dental implants in the patient's mouth to which the temporary hybrid prosthesis is configured to be attached by a third set of screws that pass through a third set of bores in the third set of cylinders and screw into threads in the dental implants.