Healing set for a dental restoration

Abstract

Healing set capable of a connection to a dental implant during a cicatrisation phase of a dental restoration process, comprising a cicatrisation element ( 10 ) designed to be surrounded at least partially by a gum ( 63 ) and a post base ( 1 ) designed to be fixed in an implant ( 60 ), characterized in that the cicatrisation element has a lateral surface ( 13 ) designed to be integrated inside a gum in order to structurize the gum during its cicatrisation, and a terminal surface ( 14 ), one portion of the lateral surface ( 13 ) and of the terminal surface ( 14 ) forming an emergent surface, designed to remain outside the gum, which is asymmetrical with respect to at least a median perpendicular plane, and in that the post base has a longitudinal axis (L) for its entire length, able to be aligned with the axis of an implant ( 60 ).

1 . Healing set capable of a connection to a dental implant during a cicatrisation phase of a dental restoration process, comprising a cicatrisation element designed to be surrounded at least partially by a gum and a post base designed to be fixed in an implant, wherein:
 the cicatrisation element has a lateral surface designed to be integrated inside a gum in order to shape the gum during cicatrisation of the gum, and a terminal surface, one portion of the lateral surface and of the terminal surface forming an emergent surface, designed to remain outside the gum, which is asymmetrical with respect to at least a median perpendicular plane, and   the post base has a longitudinal axis for an entire length of the post base, wherein the longitudinal axis is able to be aligned with the axis of an implant.   
     
     
         2 . Healing set according to  claim 1 , wherein the emergent surface of the cicatrisation element is asymmetrical with respect to at least a median plane perpendicular to the emergent surface and passing through the centre of the emergent surface or having a central axis of the cicatrisation element. 
     
     
         3 . Healing set according to  claim 1 , wherein the post base has a symmetry or quasi-symmetry about the longitudinal axis of the post base. 
     
     
         4 . Healing set according to  claim 1 , wherein the cicatrisation element and the post base form two distinct elements and are assembled in removable manner, and wherein:
 the post base comprises a connection device to an implant and a connection device to the cicatrisation element, these two connection devices being situated about an axis aligned with and coinciding with the longitudinal axis of the post base, and   the cicatrisation element is situated about a central axis aligned with the longitudinal axis of the post base.   
     
     
         5 . Healing set according to  claim 4 , wherein the terminal surface or the emergent surface of the cicatrisation element comprises one side parallel to a planar surface of the connection device of the post base, in order to deduce from the orientation of the cicatrisation element the orientation of the connection device. 
     
     
         6 . Healing set according to  claim 4 , wherein the cicatrisation element comprises an anti-rotation element to cooperate with an anti-rotation element of the post base, and to guarantee a fixation of the cicatrisation element in a unique orientation, with no rotation about the post base. 
     
     
         7 . Healing set according to  claim 1 , wherein the cicatrisation element is clipped onto the post base. 
     
     
         8 . Healing set according to  claim 1 , wherein the parts of the emergent surface of the cicatrisation element designed respectively for a positioning oriented to the inside and to the outside of the mouth have a different shape. 
     
     
         9 . Healing set according to  claim 1 , wherein a cross section of the lateral surface of the cicatrisation element or a projection onto a parallel plane of the emergent surface of the cicatrisation element has at least one of:
 a substantially trapezoidal shape or a substantially polygonal, or triangular, or square, or rectangular, or ovoid shape, or a substantially polygonal shape with rounded corners; and   a portion designed for a positioning oriented toward the outside of the mouth with larger dimension than a portion designed for a positioning oriented toward the inside.   
     
     
         10 . Healing set according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the terminal surface and the emergent surface of the cicatrisation element has/have at least one of:
 a nonplanar, curved surface;   a convex surface;   a surface with no roughness; and   a surface with no through opening.   
     
     
         11 . Healing set according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of (i) the terminal surface or the emergent surface of the cicatrisation element comprises an indicator to indicate the height of the cicatrisation element, (ii) the cicatrisation element has at least one of a color, a laser marking, one or more bar codes, and datamatrix codes to indicate the height of the cicatrisation element. 
     
     
         12 . Series of healing sets according to  claim 1 , wherein the series comprises at least one of (i) at least two cicatrisation elements having different shapes, and (ii) at least three cicatrisation elements of different shapes, able to be secured to a post base of identical shape. 
     
     
         13 . Method of fabrication of a dental restoration post, designed to be secured to a dental implant at a first end and to receive a denture at its second end, wherein the method comprises:
 taking of a manual or digital impression of the buccal space, comprising a cicatrisation element according to  claim 1  which is secured to the implant;   automatically detecting the positioning of the implant by the identification of:
 the axis of the implant corresponding to an axis of the cicatrisation element identified based on the geometry of the emergent surface of the cicatrisation element outside the gum or based on an association with a cicatrisation element memorized and stored in a database; 
 the orientation of the implant based on the orientation of the emergent surface outside of the gum or based on an association with a cicatrisation element memorized in a database; 
 the height of the implant by determination of the height of the cicatrisation element, based on a colour or an indicator of its emergent surface outside of the gum or based on an association with a cicatrisation element memorized in a database. 
   
     
     
         14 . Method according to  claim 13 , wherein the automatically detecting of the positioning of the implant is by the identification of the axis of the implant corresponding to an axis of the cicatrisation element identified based on an association with a cicatrisation element memorized and stored in a database, based on at least one of (i) a reference of the cicatrisation element entered through a man/machine interface, and (ii) an automatic recognition of the cicatrisation element by at least one of (a) the shape of the emergent portion and (b) the manual entry of the positioning of a plurality of points of the emergent surface on a graphic representation on a man/machine interface. 
     
     
         15 . Method according to  claim 13 , wherein the automatically detecting of the positioning of the implant is by the identification of the orientation of the implant based on an association with a cicatrisation element memorized in a database, based on at least one of (i) a reference of the cicatrisation element entered through a man/machine interface, and (ii) an automatic recognition of the cicatrisation element by at least one of (a) the shape of the emergent portion and (b) the manual entry of the positioning of a plurality of points of the emergent surface on a graphic representation on a man/machine interface. 
     
     
         16 . Method according to  claim 13 , wherein the automatically detecting of the positioning of the implant is by the identification of the height of the implant by determination of the height of the cicatrisation element, based on an association with a cicatrisation element memorized in a database, based on at least one of (i) a reference of the cicatrisation element entered through a man/machine interface, and (ii) an automatic recognition of the cicatrisation element by at least one of (a) the shape of the emergent portion and (b) the manual entry of the positioning of a plurality of points of the emergent surface on a graphic representation on a man/machine interface. 
     
     
         17 . Healing set according to  claim 6 , wherein the anti-rotation element of the cicatrisation element is a groove and the anti-rotation element of the post base is a tab. 
     
     
         18 . Healing set according to  claim 2 , wherein the post base has a symmetry or quasi-symmetry about the longitudinal axis of the post base. 
     
     
         19 . Healing set according to  claim 2 , wherein the cicatrisation element and the post base form two distinct elements and are assembled in removable manner, and wherein:
 the post base comprises a connection device to an implant and a connection device to the cicatrisation element, these two connection devices being situated about an axis aligned with and coinciding with the longitudinal axis of the post base, and   the cicatrisation element is situated about a central axis aligned with the longitudinal axis of the post base.   
     
     
         20 . Healing set according to  claim 19 , wherein the terminal surface or the emergent surface of the cicatrisation element comprises one side parallel to a planar surface of the connection device of the post base, in order to deduce from the orientation of the cicatrisation element the orientation of the connection device.