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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2010
Applicants:
Scott Mullaly, San Marcos, CA (US);
Paul Zuest, Valley Center, CA (US);
Inventors:
Scott Mullaly, San Marcos, CA (US);
Paul Zuest, Valley Center, CA (US);
Assignee:
Zest IP Holdings, LLC, Escondido, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A dental attachment system has an abutment member configured for attachment to a tooth root, implant, or adjacent tooth, the abutment member having a head and an annular seat adjacent the head. An elastomeric ring is configured for releasable engagement in the seat on the abutment member, and is retained in a retainer ring which in turn is in swivel engagement with a concave inner surface of a cavity in a cap which is secured in a recess in a dental appliance such as a denture, partial denture, or the like.