WO1995003007A1 - Method of manufacturing a prosthesis to be fixed to implants in the jawbone of a patient, and a system for manufacturing such prostheses - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a method of manufacturing a prosthesis to be fixed to implants in the jawbone of a patient.
- the invention relates to a method for enabling stress-free fixation of such prosthesis to implants.
- the invention further relates to a system for manufacturing such prostheses. It is known in dentistry to fix prostheses onto implants; these are of cylindrical or helical shape and mostly made from an indifferent metal such as titanium or titanium compounds, and are preferably fitted in the toothless jaw.
- An implant has an internal screw thread by means of which the superstructure (bridge or prosthesis) is subsequently affixed • with interposition of an insert (an intermediate ring) .
- a crosspiece (which is in fact a rail between a number of implants) which has been screwed tight under tension also leads to substantial overloading and this may even lead to the implant being dislodged. In this connection it cannot be excluded that this is accompanied by damage to the jawbone, with all the attendant problems for the patient.
- the implantologist can be assured of complete success. If, for instance, in such a situation an implant comes loose, with all the attendant bone damage, the entire construction might be lost.
- the implantologist can determine the most suitable position for providing the cylindrical mortise holes for receiving the intraosteal implants, but because the arch of the jaw is not equally thick throughout, the possibility cannot be ruled out that upon subsequent placement of the prosthesis the implants introduced are not located equally high and do not run parallel. This can also be a source of stresses.
- the object of the invention is to provide a solution to the problems outlined and to develop a method to arrive at the fabrication of stress-free constructions and is characterized in that
- the electrical signals are processed utilizing at least one calculating unit for obtaining position and orientation information of the implants;
- this position and orientation information is used for manufacturing at least a part of the prosthesis.
- a three-dimensional picture can be composed by the calculating unit.
- This picture can then be processed by the calculating unit in known manner for the purpose of obtaining highly accurate information about the position and orientation of the implants. If this information is used for the purpose of fabricating the prosthesis, a prosthesis is obtained which is adjusted to the position and orientation of the implants with an unprecedentedly high accuracy.
- This prosthesis can be fixed to the implants entirely free of stress. Because the implants have a reflective surface and moreover have predetermined dimensions, photogrammetric methods for making a prosthesis to be fixed to implants can be used advantageously in accordance with the invention.
- European patent application 0,040,165 describes in very general terms a process in which a 3D recording of a treated tooth is made. This recording is digitized and fed to a computer. The computer then controls a milling machine for manufacturing a crown.
- European patent application 0,054,785 describes in very general terms a comparable process as described above. Accordingly, it does not involve any prosthesis which is to be fixed to an implant.
- European patent application 0,025,911 describes a process in which a copy of an object can be produced on the basis of a 3D recording of the object.
- the object in question can be a tooth but also a hand-made prosthesis.
- the recording is made using photogrammetry. All this means that no prosthesis fabricated by the use a CAD/CAM system is involved, where a 3D recording is made of a prepared tooth or molar to which this prosthesis is to be fixed.
- European patent application 0,250,993 relates to the making of recordings by means of a video camera. On the basis of a predetermined algorithm, the video image is frozen at a particular moment. On the basis of the still picture thus obtained, a further analysis is performed.
- German patent application 33 20 395 describes a recording device which is placed over a tooth or a treated tooth for obtaining a 3D recording. If desired, the two recordings are compared and processed in combination by a computer for the purpose of fabricating a prosthesis.
- German patent 282,615 of former East-Germany describes in very general terms a method for fabricating crowns on the basis of a 3D recording by means of a computer-controlled tool. However, this method involves the making of a replica of an object to be copied, on the basis of a 3D recording of that object.
- Such methods and systems utilize, for instance, laser beams which are directed to the object under examination and the reflections of which are subsequently analyzed.
- a predetermined pattern for instance a rectangular grating, is projected on the object in question.
- the pattern will be distorted depending on the shape of the object.
- an image of the object in digitized form is fed to a computer.
- an idea of the three-dimensional shape of the object can be obtained.
- the system according to the present invention does not necessarily utilize active electromagnetic radiation sources that are part of the system.
- the relative position and orientation information is determined, respectively, from the position and orientation of the implants relative to each other. More particularly, the position and orientation information is converted by the calculating unit into cqntrol signals by which a tool can be controlled for carrying out mechanical operations on a material piece for the fabrication of at least a part of the prosthesis, in accurate correspondence with the position and orientation information.
- the implants preferably comprise predetermined dimensions, information about these dimensions being processed in combination with the above-mentioned position and orientation information for obtaining position and orientation information as mentioned.
- the implants comprise predetermined dimensions, information about these dimensions being processed in combination with the above-mentioned position and orientation information for determining material portions which are to be removed from the material piece by the tool for the purpose of fabricating at least the part of the prosthesis that is fixed to the implants.
- the procedure is such that orientation and position (positions) of the implants are converted by a number of cameras arranged around the opened mouth into an equal number of corresponding series of electronic signals, which, fixed as a recording track, can serve for the control of a turning and milling machine for carrying out mechanical operations on a metal prosthesis part, in accurate correspondence with those positions.
- a system for fabricating a prosthesis to be fixed to implants in the jawbone of a patient is characterized in that the system comprises
- At least one camera arranged at the opened mouth of the patient for making recordings of the implants already fixed to the jaw of the patient from at least two different positions;
- a calculating unit which processes the electrical signals by means of a photogrammetric method for obtaining position and orientation information of the implants
- Fig. l shows in diagrammatic perspective an arch of a human jaw without teeth, which includes a few already placed implants with inserts, as well as an extensive prosthesis, which can be fixed by means of a few screws;
- Fig. 2a shows a side elevation of an insert to be screwed into an implant, while Fig. 2b shows the top side of this insert;
- Fig. 3 schematically shows an arch of a jaw having placed therein a few implants with inserts, which are photographed by means of a number of cameras arranged around the jaw, as well as the interface and the calculating unit and the equipment for fixing the recording functions;
- Figs. 4a-4e show the measuring scale to be placed in one of the inserts or implants as a recognition means;
- Fig. 5 shows a recognition means to be fixed to one of the inserts and/or implants;
- Fig. 6 shows a different principle of fixing a prosthesis on a jaw, where the invention can also be used.
- Fig. l diagrammatically shows a human lower jaw 0, which includes a number of implants (for instance six) placed by an implantologist. To avoid crowding of the drawing, only two implants are indicated by the reference numeral 1. Inserts 2 have already been screwed to the implants for the purpose of subsequently carrying the superstructure 3.
- This superstructure 3 was heretofore fabricated by the conventional method mentioned, which method has all kinds of sources of possible stresses between the implants, as has been explained in the foregoing.
- the superstructure 3, which, in the example shown, comprises four incisors, two canines and two sets of three molars, is anchored in the mouth, in this example by means of small screws 4, 5 which ⁇ are screwed into the inserts 2. In the situation depicted, these screws 4, 5 extend through molars 6, 7 on the superstructure 3, but the superstructure can also be affixed to the jaw next to the upper structure. After being screwed tight, the elements in question (6, 7) are filled.
- Fig. 2a shows, in side elevation and on a highly enlarged scale, a possible embodiment of an insert 10 to be screwed into an implant.
- Both the implant and the insert normally consist of a metal such as titanium.
- the implant carries an external thread 11 on the cylindrical outside at the lower end.
- the insert 10 is provided, at the top thereof, with a longitudinal bore 12 having therein an internal thread 13 for receiving the fastening screws (4, 5; Fig. 1).
- the insert 10 comprises, at the top around the opening 14 of the bore 12, a stepped form with two concentric rings 15 and 16 at two levels separated in the longitudinal direction of the insert 10.
- recognition points 18, for instance engraved by means of a laser beam may be provided for the benefit of the photogrammetric recordings and are then preferably of minuscule design, for instance 100 to 150 microns in diameter. Because the heads of the inserts projecting above the implants tend to glow upon exposure for the purpose of the photogrammetric recordings, the engraved recognition points have been colored white for a better contrast.
- FIG. 3 shows a diagrammatic top plan view of the arch of a jaw 30 in which seven inserts 31-37 have been fitted in the implants (not shown in the drawing) . These inserts 31-37 will generally have their top surfaces disposed at different levels, while further the longitudinal axes of the implants, and hence the longitudinal axes of inserts screwed into them, will almost never run parallel.
- a number of cameras 40, 41, 42 have been arranged around the arch 30, all disposed in the same plane, approximately in the plane of the arch 30. They are special cameras, such as for instance pixel cameras or ccd cameras, in which the image obtained with an optical lens is projected on a screen and is converted into a series of electronic signals through electronic scanning procedures.
- Fig. 3 The number of cameras shown in Fig. 3 is three, which is adequate to obtain a good survey of the different inserts. From a theoretical point of view, however, two cameras are sufficient. On the other hand, it has also been found to be possible to use a single camera, which is then swivelled around the mouth at short intervals into at least two accurately defined positions and makes the pictures in succession.
- Each camera is in communication with an interface 46 through a corresponding connecting cable 43, 44, 45, which interface 46 can provide for the conversion of the signals into digital form. It is also possible, however, to utilize a very modern camera, in which the recorded images appear at the output terminals directly in digital form.
- the interface 46 is connected to a powerful calculating unit 47, which provides an analysis of the received signals in that the received electronic signals are processed an combined in coordinates of the different inserts, and their axes and their top surfaces, and the calculating unit 47 transmits these data, again in digitized form, as recording functions to a recording device 48, in order to be recorded there on a suitable recording medium such as a magnetic tape or possibly a diskette.
- the calculating unit is provided with software which is known per se, for determining coordinates defining the position and orientation of the implants and/or inserts. In particular, the relative orientation and position are determined, i.e., the orientation and position of the implants relative to each other. Because the implants and/or inserts have predetermined dimensions, the calculating unit can process the information about these dimensions in combination with the above-mentioned position and orientation information for obtaining the information for determining the dimensions of a prosthesis which can be fixed to the implants free of stress. If the dimensions of the implants and/or the inserts are not known, these too can be determined, in accordance with the invention, by photogrammetric route, but this will generally yield less accurate results than the preferred embodiment outlined above. If the dimensions of the implants and/or the inserts are predetermined, this information can also be used in known manner to recognize the inserts and/or implants by the photogrammetric method (pattern recognition) , which makes it possible to accurately determine the above- mentioned position and orientation information.
- the photogrammetric method pattern recognition
- recordings of implants are taken when they comprise inserts.
- the inserts are cylindrical, while the calculating unit determines ellipse variables of the circumferential edge of an insert and determines the position and orientation information on the basis of these variables.
- These variables can, for instance, be the variables of dimension, flattening, and angle. If an object provided with a number of calibrated optical recognition points is introduced into a patient's mouth, these points can function as reference.
- a number of implants are provided with at least one optical recognition point. This is understood to include inserts which are connected to the implants and are provided with optical recognition points. These recognition points are used for the photogrammetric determination of the orientation and position.
- a recognition means can be attached to an implant or inserts, the recognition means being provided with calibrated optical recognition points.
- these optical recognition points have, for instance, a predetermined position relative to the implant and/or insert when the recognition means is attached to it.
- the above-mentioned magnetic recording medium after the data associated with the patient in question have been recorded, is taken out of the device 48 in order to be utilized in a different place and at a different time for controlling a five- or six-axis turning and milling machine for mechanically machining a metal part of the later prosthesis, for instance a crosspiece, on which the superstructure is subsequently fitted.
- the drive of the turning and milling machine takes place in accordance with the values of the above-mentioned coordinates as found by the photogrammetric route, which is known per se, in a manner so accurate that in the product the position and the orientation of the later fixing holes correspond with the recorded situation in the mouth to within a few microns.
- Fig. 4a shows a small bar 50 used for this purpose, showing a trapezoidal shape in side elevation;
- Fig. 4b shows the top plan view of the bar 50;
- Fig. 4c shows the right-hand end view of the bar
- Fig. 4d shows a pin 59 with a round head 58, to be screwed into an insert
- Fig. 4e shows the assembled measuring scale screwed on an insert 10.
- This measuring scale as a recognition or identification means during photogrammetric work, accordingly consists of a small bar 50, of substantially rectangular cross section, which bar, on three sides thereof, viz. the two sides 51, 52 and the top side 53, is provided with a row of optical marking points 54 of very minor dimensions, which marking points 54 have been engraved very accurately, for instance by means of a laser beam.
- the diameter of the marking points 54 is, for instance, 100 to 200 microns.
- the relative distances of these points 54 are calibrated.
- the bar 50 has, for instance, been colored dark blue and the marking points 54 have been colored white.
- the bar 50, at the blunt end 55 thereof, is provided with internal thread, in which a screw knob 56 can be manually turned by the implantologist.
- the bar 50 comprises a spherical recess 57 for receiving therein a round head 58.
- This round head 58 forms the top end of a pin 59 provided, at the lower end thereof, with screw thread 60 for screwing the measuring scale into an insert 10 on the jaw of the patient (Fig. 4e) .
- the assembled measuring scale according to Fig. 4e along with the insert 10 is screwed into one of the implants placed in the arch of the jaw. At this point it cannot be predicted whether the axis of the selected implant is vertical.
- the bar 50 in order that, in the case of a non-vertical axis, the bar 50 nevertheless extends level in the mouth as far as possible, the bar 50 is tilted about the round head 58 of the pin 59 screwed into the insert 10, until it has the desired level orientation and is then secured with the screw knob 56.
- the recordings by the cameras derive their scale of reference from the calibrated distances of the measuring points 54.
- Fig. 5 shows a recognition means 80 comprising at least two spheres 82 which have been fixedly positioned relative to each other and are mounted on a pin 84. At its lower end 86, the pin 84 is provided with screw thread and can thereby be secured to an implant and/or insert in the mouth of a patient.
- the white spheres 82 represent the actual measuring objects. They offer a good possibility of providing contrast and can be automatically located and measured. In this connection it is important that a spherical shape is imaged as a circle under any angle of view of a camera. This will facilitate the automatic measurement of the centres of the spheres as a representation of the insert axis.
- the inclined orientation of the insert and/or implant can be derived from the coordinates of the centre of the two spheres. For this purpose, it is important that the pin and the spheres be accurately in line. If the distance between the centres of the two spheres is known as a fixed measure, this method at the same time provides an elegant solution for the provision of scale in the images.
- This can be realized by making the recognition means in one piece.
- the recognition means further comprises a plate 88 to indicate the proper height of the insert and to cancel any play in the screw thread.
- the plate can be painted black and so serve as a contrastive background to the white spheres.
- an elastic black backdrop can be slid over the spheres.
- the edge of this plate can be ribbed, so that the indicator can be easily screwed into the insert.
- the relative position and/or orientation of the corresponding implants and/or inserts with respect to each other can be determined.
- the invention in terms of its application, is not in any way limited to the manner of fixing a superstructure as discussed with reference to Fig. 1, but can equally successfully be applied to a covering prosthesis as shown in Fig. 6.
- four implants have been placed in a patient's mandibular arch 100. Two implants are shown in the drawing in the front of the arch and indicated with reference numerals 101 and 102.
- the implants 101, 102 and possibly others are connected to each other with a crosspiece construction 103, which is bent in this example, for instance of substantially egg- shaped cross-section with the small end directed downwards, which comes to lie somewhat above on top of the wall of the jaw.
- this crosspiece 103 is fixed onto inserts in the implants, for instance by means of small screws.
- the crosspiece 103 and the holes provided therein are made using the above- described photogrammetric recording methods and the CAM methods and can later be secured on the implants 101, 102 in the arch 100 entirely without stress.
- the actual prosthesis 104 is of the clip-on type and to that end comprises a metal base having at the underside thereof a concavity complementary to the contour of the crosspiece construction 103. Accordingly, this prosthesis 104 can be clipped around the crosspiece 103 onto the jaw 100 with a close fit.
- the recorded data coming from the calculating unit are made available to a five- or six-axis turning and milling machine.
- a crosspiece or connecting plate can be made whic subsequently forms a perfect close fit with the measured insert surfaces and is provided with throughbores perfectly in line wit the axes of the implants and inserts as placed.
- the three-dimensional coordinates are accurate to within 20-30 microns.
- the photo cameras are basically achromatic electronic image ⁇ recording tubes.
- a good depth of focus is essential, which imposes stringent optical requirements on the optics of the lens and the diaphragm.
- the recognition points on the inserts and on the measuring scale have been made white, a high brightness sensitivity of the target inside of the camera, on which the light impressions are collected via the optical lens, is essential. Because these objects to be recorded basically do not move, the operation of the target may otherwise be fairly slow.
- the achromatic images recorded by the cameras ar transmitted to the interface as a video signal containing the requested information, in order to be converted in the interface into the digital form which is fed to the calculating unit.
- the photogrammetric equipment is, of course, arranged at the implantologis *s.
- the data recorded on magnetic recording medium are used in the dental laboratory in the manner analogous to tha known as computer aided manufacturing (CAM) for numerical contro of the suitable production machine.
- CAM computer aided manufacturing
- An important advantage of the invention is that it eliminate the occurrence of situations where superstructures have to be made again, implants have to be re-made because they do not fit or cause stresses in the arch of the jaw as well as the loss of implants with all the harmful health consequences thereof.
- the technique described can naturally be used as well for patients with superstructures on natural elements. Accordingly, this entails the advantages that the dental laboratories can work more accurately and even in those situations can preclude internal errors. It then prevents products having to be re-made because of the laboratory's own mistakes. This development will lead to a saving on labor time and cost, also for the dentist. From a health service point of view, too, this aspect is not unimportant.
- the method according to the present invention can be qualified as more hygienic and patient-friendly in all respects.
- a major advantage is also that stress-free superstructures clearly prolong the life of implants. Further, a well-nigh unlimited range of applications in the medical field is possible. In the development of dentistry this method is a major step forward.
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