US Patent Issued to 3SHAPE on April 15 for "Method for providing a dental prosthesis and a positioning guide for placing the dental prosthesis" (Danish Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,274,590, issued on April 15, was assigned to 3SHAPE A/S (Kobenhavn K, Denmark).

"Method for providing a dental prosthesis and a positioning guide for placing the dental prosthesis" was invented by Birk Plonnigs (Copenhagen S, Denmark) and Rune Fisker (Virum, Denmark).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is method for designing a dental prosthesis and a positioning guide for placing the dental prosthesis on implants in the jaw while maintain proper occlusion. In particular the method relates to a method for designing the dental prosthesis and the positioning guide prior to implant placement. Accordingly, the disclosure relates to...