Patent ID: 9649178
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61C,A61F,A61K,B33Y

Claim:
1. A method for implanting a dental device within a subject's mouth, comprising: configuring a three-dimensional trabecular meshwork structure having a plurality of interconnected cells, at least a portion of the plurality of interconnected cells forming a plurality of vertically-aligned cells, at least a portion of the plurality of interconnected cells configured for receiving bone graft material therein, the three-dimensional trabecular meshwork structure having a height, a width, a first end, and a second end; forming at least one root-form implant integral with the three-dimensional trabecular meshwork structure prior to placement within the subject's mouth; the integrated root-form implant contacting the subject's mandible at placement within the subject's mouth; receiving, by way of at least one fixating element located substantially on the meshwork structure, one or more threaded fixating elements for attachment of the meshwork structure to the subject's jawbone; and wherein at least one prosthesis receiving surface, configured for receiving a corresponding prosthesis thereon, is disposed adjacent a corresponding at least one root-form implant.