| US 7,497,686 B2 | ||
| Bone regeneration | ||
| Paul Thomas Sharpe, London (United Kingdom); Michael David Leek, Cheshire (United Kingdom); Paul David Kemp, Romiley (United Kingdom); and Ewan James Campbell, Cheshire (United Kingdom) | ||
| Assigned to Odontis Ltd., London (United Kingdom); and Intercytek Ltd., Manchester (United Kingdom) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 30, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/171,965. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/606826, filed on Sep. 02, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0057542 A1, Mar. 16, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61C 5/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 433—215 [623/17.17] | 7 Claims |
| 1. A method for regenerating alveolar bone for facilitating denture retention in a patient in need thereof, the method comprising:
i) implanting a tooth primordium into a space in the oral cavity of the patient and allowing the tooth primordium to develop
into a tooth; and
ii) removing the tooth to thereby leave a bony protuberance in the patient's jaw to facilitate denture retention.
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