Occlusal Registration Device with Radiopaque Markers for Dental Implant Planning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current dental implant planning methods require multiple appointments and resources, leading to inefficiencies and increased costs due to the complexity of aligning digital and CBCT images for precise implant placement.
Innovation Solution
A dental occlusal registration device with radiopaque fiducial markers that allows for a single appointment by capturing an occlusal registration and obtaining a digital three-dimensional radiographic image, enabling accurate alignment and planning of dental procedures such as dental implant placement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If conventional dental implant planning methods are used with separate radiographic guide fabrication, then manufacturing precision can be achieved, but the number of appointments and time required increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the radiographic guide and occlusal registration device into a single integrated appliance that performs multiple functions simultaneously. This merging eliminates the need for separate fabrication appointments while maintaining the precision alignment capabilities through integrated fiducial markers that work with both CBCT imaging and digital scanning systems
Solution Approach 2:
The radiographic guide/occlusal registration device is designed as a multi-functional appliance that serves as both a radiographic marker system for CBCT imaging and an occlusal registration device for capturing bite relationships. This universal device eliminates the need for separate appliances and appointments, reducing time loss while maintaining manufacturing precision through its dual functionality
2Measurement precision
If multiple separate appliances are used for radiographic guidance and occlusal registration, then measurement precision can be maintained, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the radiographic guide and occlusal registration device into a single integrated appliance. This consolidation reduces device complexity by eliminating the need for multiple separate appliances while maintaining measurement precision through the integrated fiducial markers and registration features that work together in a unified system
3Manufacturing precision
If conventional multi-appointment planning is used, then planning accuracy can be achieved, but productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
By combining radiographic guidance and occlusal registration into a single appliance that can be fabricated and used in one appointment, the system maintains surgical planning accuracy while significantly improving productivity. Patients complete the planning process in a single visit rather than multiple appointments, increasing patient throughput and dental office efficiency
4Reliability
If separate radiographic guide fabrication is performed, then reliability of implant placement can be ensured, but loss of substance increases due to multiple materials and processes
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated radiographic guide/occlusal registration device consolidates multiple materials and fabrication processes into a single appliance. This merging reduces material usage and waste associated with creating separate radiographic guides and occlusal registration devices, while maintaining implant placement reliability through the integrated design that ensures proper alignment and positioning
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 approach reduces the number of appointments and resources needed, enhances planning accuracy, and decreases costs by allowing for immediate CBCT scanning and surgical guide creation during a single patient visit, improving both efficiency and patient outcomes.
Implementation Method 1
a plurality of radiopaque fiducial markers arranged in fixed positions within the base portion... provide reference points to determine specific anatomical areas of dentition when the base portion is fitted into the mouth of the patient and radiographically imaged
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AI summary
The invention concerns a device for obtaining an occlusal registration of a patient; a method for obtaining an occlusal registration of a patient; and a method for dental procedure planning, such as dental implant planning. Radiopaque markers are advantageously applied to improve the devices, methods, and outcomes related to dental procedures.