FIXED HYBRID DENTAL ATTACHMENT DEVICE AND METHODS OF USING SAME

摘要

A hybrid, detachable dental attachment device having a cap for securing a dental appliance, a ring, and an abutment to attachment to a tooth root or implant. Also described herein are methods of securing a dental appliance in a subject's mouth by means of the dental attachment device. Further described herein is a dental attachment device for immediate load on a provisional denture and then incorporated into the final restoration

主权项

1. A dental attachment device, comprising:
a. a cap for securing a dental appliance having an open end and an inner cavity forming a concave annular wall, and a first attachment portion; b. an abutment comprising an upper portion and a second attachment portion, the upper portion having a convex outer surface and an open end; and c. a removable ball having an upper end and a head portion, the removable ball is positioned between the cap and the abutment, wherein the head portion is retentively engaged in the open end of the abutment and the upper end engaged to the cap, and
wherein the engagement of the removable ball and the abutment has a retention force of about 10 to about 75 pounds for rigid attachment of the device to the appliance and prevents, inhibits, or reduces the risk of removal of the device by a patient using the device; andwherein the device transfers occlusal load from the dental appliance directly onto an implant or tooth root.