Patent ID: 6869282

Claim:
A kit of parts for aligning a drill axis of a dental drill head at a desired location in a selected patient's dental arch comprising: a drill alignment arm for attaching to said dental drill head at a specified drill head location, said drill alignment arm having a drill alignment arm pin, said drill alignment arm pin having a drill alignment arm pin axis, and a stent, said stent adapted to fit said dental arch of said selected patient, said stent including a locating barrel, said locating barrel having a bore adapted to receive and locate said drill alignment arm pin, said locating barrel includes a depth control surface, said kit including at least one drill, said at least one drill having a selected drill length and said selected drill length and said depth control surface are correlated to limit the depth of a bore which may be drilled by said at least one drill when mounted in said drill head, to a desired depth, said kit further including a plurality of drills, said drills having different diameters, said kit including a dental implant and wherein one of said drills is adapted to drill a bore of a size to accommodate said implant, and wherein said kit further comprises a stent alignment arm, said stent alignment arm having a stent alignment arm pin, said stent alignment arm pin having a stent alignment arm pin axis, and said stent alignment arm pin, is adapted to be received within said bore of said locating barrel.