Patent ID: 7329122
Filing Date: 2008-02-12
Classification: A61C,B33Y

Abstract:
1. A method for performing a needle corticotomy on a patient without a mucoperiosteal flap procedure, comprising the steps of: a) identifying a safe area to penetrate into a medullary bone; b) indicating said safe area when said corticotomy is performed on a gingivae of said patient; c) providing a template and disposing said template over at least a portion of the gingivae of said patient during said corticotomy, and wherein said template includes an indication of said safe area; d) indicating at least one region that is disposed between two adjacent teeth and over an interproximal bone area of a cortical plate and wherein said at least one region is disposed over a portion of the medullary bone that does not include any anatomical features or landmarks that must not be contacted during said needle corticotomy; and e) pre-drilling at least one hole through said at least one region of said template, thereby providing at least one pre-drilled hole in said at least one region that corresponds with said at least one region.