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Patent No.:

US 12433721 B1

Date of Patent:

Oct. 07, 2025

Filed:

Feb. 10, 2022

Fastening channel through a dental restoration

Applicant:

Exocad Gmbh, Darmstadt, DE;

Inventor:

David Garrubba, Darmstadt, DE;

Assignee:

EXOCAD GMBH, Darmstadt, DE;

Attorney:

Perry + Currier Inc.

Primary Examiner:

Chuen-Meei Gan

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

A61C 8/00 (2006.01); A61C 9/00 (2006.01); A61C 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 30/10 (2020.01); G06F 30/20 (2020.01); G06F 15/78 (2006.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

A61C 8/0068 (2013.01); A61C 8/0037 (2013.01); A61C 9/002 (2013.01); A61C 13/0004 (2013.01); G06F 3/00 (2013.01); G06F 30/10 (2020.01); G06F 30/20 (2020.01); G06F 15/78 (2013.01); G06T 2200/04 (2013.01);

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for a computer-implemented method for configuring a fastening channel through a dental restoration for fastening a retaining means retaining the dental restoration. The method comprises receiving a 3D digital restoration model of the dental restoration with an artificial tooth and a definition of an implant. A relative positioning of the dental restoration relative to the implant is determined. A position of the fastening channel extending from the implant through the artificial tooth is determined. In case the position of the fastening channel violating a set of one or more pre-defined positioning criteria. The position of the fastening channel is automatically adjusted by angulating the fastening channel such that the positioning criteria are satisfied.

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