Inventors:
Debora B. Armellini - Baltimore MD, US
Mark E. Shirtliff - Columbia MD, US
Alexander Pazoki - Bel Air MD, US
Liene Molly - Baltimore MD, US
Mark A. Reynolds - Baltimore MD, US
Assignee:
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE - Baltimore
International Classification:
A61C 8/00
Abstract:
An implantable dental screw comprising (i) an elongated body portion, which comprises a distal end and an external surface, which is axially threaded, (ii) a top portion, which is connected to the body portion at an end opposite to the distal end, and which comprises a proximal end, which comprises a seat that engages a tool for securing the screw into an osseotomy site and a chamfer that engages a dental prosthesis, and an external surface, (iii) at least one core channel disposed longitudinally within the screw and open at the proximal end and, optionally, at the distal end, and (iv) a plurality of delivery channels disposed within the body portion, each of which connects a core channel with the exterior of the screw; and a method of implanting the dental screw into a patient.