Patent ID: 9168112
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: A61B,A61C,B29C,B29K,B29L,B33Y

Abstract:
1. A method for fabricating a drill guide comprising: obtaining a digital jaw model of one or more intraoral structures of a patient; creating a surgical plan for a dental implant in a jaw of the patient, the surgical plan including an axis for the dental implant, wherein the axis is specified relative to the digital jaw model; creating a physical jaw model of the one or more intraoral structures, the physical jaw model including a feature aligned to the axis for the dental implant; vacuum forming a first layer of a pliable material onto the physical jaw model; vacuum forming a second layer of a rigid material onto the first layer; and forming a hole in the first layer and the second layer aligned to the axis of the dental implant based on the feature in the physical model.