Patent ID: 8255071

Claim:
A method of forming a complete restoration comprising: capturing static and dynamic information of a patient's dentition; processing the static and dynamic information; creating a three-dimensional virtual model of the patient's dentition using the processed static and dynamic information; processing the virtual model to form a virtual mold, where forming the virtual mold includes forming a digital prosthesis; outputting the formed virtual mold to a rapid manufacturing platform; and constructing the digital prosthesis using the rapid manufacturing platform based on the virtual mold, wherein forming the digital prosthesis comprises: forming a plate component having a disc portion and a threaded cylinder portion extending vertically from the disc center of the portion for growing new bone by distraction osteogenesis in an area of deficient bone; and forming an expansion component having a hollow slot extending completely through and within the full length of the expansion component for operatively connecting and controllably retracting the plate component in a vertical direction.