A device for securing a dental implant in bone tissue, a method for making a surgical template and a method of securing a dental implant in bone tissue
The application relates to a device and a method for securing a dental implant(2) in the bone tissue of a patient. The device comprises an internally threadedguide sleeve (4) with an interlock portion (7) that can engage an interlock portion(25) on a tubular mounting guide (24). A holder (10) comprises a screw (15) complementaryto the thread of the guide sleeve (4). The holder (10) is arranged to secure an implant(2) at one end of the holder (10). The tubular mounting guide (24) is placed in ahole (27) in a surgical template (26) and cemented in the hole in a desired angularposition. The template is placed in the mouth of the patient. Through the hole(27) in the template (26), a hole into the bone is drilled. The dental implant (2)is secured on the holder (10) and the guide sleeve placed in the hole (27) of thetemplate (26) such that the respective interlock portions (7, 25) interlock.The holder (10) is screwed through the guide sleeve (4) until the implant is screwedinto the bone. The application also relates to a method for making the surgicaltemplate (26).
