ANATOMICAL HEALING ABUTMENTS, KITS, AND METHODS

摘要

Anatomical healing abutments, kits and methods for promoting healing of gingival tissue around a subgingival void of a given tooth position. The abutment includes a cuff body having an anatomical subgingival portion extending from an implant end to the gingival margin of the patient, and an emergent crown portion extending occlusally from the subgingival portion beyond the gingival margin. A directional alignment body may be disposed on the cuff body and configured to extend bucally beyond an outer perimeter of the cuff body when the cuff body is anatomically aligned relative to the void. The subgingival portion has an asymmetric cross-section and is occlusally flared to anatomically fill the void and support gingival tissue around the void to minimize slump of tissue into the void. The crown portion has a mesial-distal width that spans a width of the gingival margin and an occlusal height to extend beyond the gingival margin.

主权项

1. An anatomical healing abutment for promoting healing of gingival tissue around a subgingival void of a given tooth position and shaping of a gingival margin of a patient at the given tooth position, comprising:
a cuff body having an anatomical subgingival portion extending from an implant end to the gingival margin of the patient, and an emergent crown portion extending from the subgingival portion and occlusally beyond the gingival margin of the patient; and a directional alignment body disposed on the cuff body and configured to extend buccally beyond an outer perimeter of the cuff body when said cuff body is anatomically aligned relative to the subgingival void of the given tooth position of the patient, wherein the anatomical subgingival portion has an asymmetric cross section and is occlusally flared so as to anatomically fill and shape the subgingival void and support gingival tissue around the subgingival void to prevent or minimize slump of gingival tissue into the subgingival void, wherein the emergent crown portion has a mesial-distal width so as to span a width of the gingival margin and an occlusal height so as to extend occlusally beyond the gingival margin.