Patent ID: 9211165
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. A method for forming an osteotomy site for a dental implant, the method comprising: providing a top loading dental surgical guide comprising a template material that is configured to accommodate at least a portion of an edentulous alveolar ridge to support the orientation and guidance of surgical drills in a dental region to be drilled in a patient's mouth and a dental drill guide positioning ring housed within the template material, the dental drill guide positioning ring comprising: coupling the surgical guide along the portion of the edentulous alveolar ridge such that the dental drill guide positioning ring is oriented to guide one or more surgical drills to the dental region to be drilled; temporarily engaging the first drill guide within the dental drill guide positioning ring by axially coupling the first drill guide along its longitudinal axis with respect to the dental drill guide positioning ring, using the one or more protruding flange retention elements, independently of a rotational motion of the first drill guide relative to the dental drill guide positioning ring by engaging the one or more protruding flange retention elements within a complementary recessed feature of the first drill guide; performing a first drilling procedure with a first drill guided by the first drill guide; and disengaging and removing the first drill guide from the dental drill guide positioning ring.