Dental Drill Template with Suction for Coolant Removal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current drilling templates for dental implants suffer from coolant accumulation in the patient's pharynx, leading to unpleasant swallowing and gag reflexes, which prolong treatment duration and increase costs, as they lack effective suction mechanisms for coolant, saliva, blood, and debris during the drilling process.
Innovation Solution
A drilling template with a fluid-conducting element that creates a permanent suction effect, preventing coolant accumulation by maintaining negative pressure between the template and the jaw, ensuring uninterrupted cooling and secure adhesion, and featuring a design that allows for continuous suction and removal of debris without manual intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If coolant is sprayed during drilling to prevent temperature rise, then cooling effect is improved, but coolant accumulates in the patient's pharynx causing unpleasant swallowing and gag reflexes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the harmful coolant from the oral cavity through a suction device connected to the drilling template. The suction device removes coolant, saliva, blood, and abrasion particles from the pharynx, preventing accumulation while maintaining the cooling effect during drilling.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a suction device as an intermediary between the drilling site and the pharynx. This intermediary system actively removes coolant before it can accumulate in the pharynx, resolving the contradiction between cooling necessity and pharyngeal discomfort.
2Temperature
If drilling is performed with coolant to prevent temperature rise, then cooling effect is improved, but treatment duration increases due to frequent interruptions for suction
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements continuous suction through a permanently connected suction device integrated into the drilling template. This allows uninterrupted removal of coolant throughout the drilling process, eliminating the need to stop for manual suction and maintaining continuous cooling without treatment interruptions.
Solution Approach 2:
The suction device operates autonomously throughout the drilling process, continuously removing coolant without requiring manual intervention or interruption of the drilling procedure. The system serves itself by maintaining constant suction pressure and automatically evacuating fluids.
3Manufacturing precision
If drilling template is secured to jaw for stable drilling, then drilling precision is improved, but patient comfort deteriorates due to pressure on jaw
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts excess pressure from the jaw by creating a negative pressure zone through the suction device. The suction creates adhesion that secures the template while simultaneously removing pressure points that would cause discomfort, allowing stable positioning without harmful pressure accumulation.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution reduces treatment time, enhances patient comfort, and lowers costs by maintaining continuous cooling and suction, preventing coolant accumulation and debris entry into the pharynx, thus improving the efficiency and comfort of the dental implant drilling process.
Implementation Method 1
A drilling template with a fluid-conducting element that creates a permanent suction effect, preventing coolant accumulation by maintaining negative pressure between the template and the jaw
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AI summary
The invention relates to a drill template for drilling an implant hole for a dental implant, the drill template having a through-opening and at least one aperture. The drill template is provided or can be placed for resting or bearing against a jaw, palate and/or one or more teeth and is at least partially adapted to the geometry of the jaw, palate and/or one or more teeth. The through-opening is provided for guiding a drill, in particular a dental implant drill, and/or for inserting a guide sleeve for a drill, and the aperture is provided for conducting a fluid, wherein the drill template comprises a fluid-conducting element.