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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul T. Zuest, Escondido, CA (US);
Scott Mullaly, San Marcos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Zest Anchors, Inc., Escondido, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 8/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 8/00 ;
Abstract
A dental attachment assembly has an abutment member for attachment to a tooth root, implant, or adjacent tooth, and a retention member for engagement in a dental appliance. The retention and abutment members are designed for releasable snap engagement to secure the members together. A skirt projects from the upper end of the retention member and snap engages over an outer locating surface of the abutment member as the members are secured together, acting to align the retention member with the abutment members.