摘要:
An apparatus for implanting a tooth implant in a patient, comprising an attachment element (200) that comprises a precise-tooth-shape-retaining material (234), the precise-tooth-shape-retaining material (234) suitable for molding and hardening into a rigid state and useful for exclusively chair-side configuring of at least a portion of the attachment element to match said patient's teeth, the attachment element (200) also configured for coupling to a patient tracking device (270) and for receipt of either at least one fiducial marker (206) or a fiducial carrier (202) that carries the at least one fiducial marker (206), wherein said attachment element (200) is configured to be removably and replaceably attachable to said patient's teeth at a precisely repeatable position with respect to said patient's teeth such that whenever said attachment element (200) is remounted onto said teeth, the fiducial carrier (202) or at least one fiducial marker (206) regains a same spatial position relative to the patient's teeth or jaw bone.
摘要:
A method for implanting a tooth implant in an at least partially edentulous patient including the steps of anchoring at least one attachment element in a patient's jaw bone, removably and replaceably mounting a carrier assembly bearing at least one fiducial marker onto the at least one attachment element in a precisely repeatable position with respect to the patient's jaw bone, employing the carrier assembly for providing registration between the at least one fiducial marker and the patient's jaw bone and implanting the tooth implant by employing a tracking system which uses the registration to guide a drilling assembly.