Patent ID: 8858228
Filing Date: 2014-10-14
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. A method of drilling a dental implant socket for a dental implant screw in the mouth of a patient after extracting a tooth from the jaw bone of said patient, thereby forming an extraction socket in said jaw bone with at least one tooth root socket in said jaw bone corresponding to the position of at least one root of said tooth, said method comprising: while said extraction socket remains open and unhealed, placing a post device into said at least one tooth root socket; wherein said post device is configured to determine the depth and angle of said tooth root socket relative to said jaw bone; said post device additionally configured to also serve as a template for guiding a drill bit for drilling said dental implant socket at an optimal angle and depth for a dental implant screw; wherein said optimal angle and depth for said dental implant screw need not be the same angle and depth of said tooth root socket; using a position fixation device to preserve the position and orientation of said post device relative to said jaw bone; removing said post device from said patient's mouth; and using said position fixation device to subsequently guide said drill bit to the optimal angle and depth for a dental implant screw.