US 12,458,475 B1
Dental system including a ceramic block holding assembly and a ceramic block coupleable with the ceramic block holding assembly, and a method of using the dental system
Afnan Fouzan Alfouzan, Riyadh (SA); Huda Ahmed Al-Shehri, Riyadh (SA); Abdulaziz Rafat Alsahhaf, Riyadh (SA); Waled Mohammad Alshrani, Riyadh (SA); and Sara Mohammad Al Taweel, Riyadh (SA)
Assigned to KING SAUD UNIVERSITY, Riyadh (SA)
Filed by KING SAUD UNIVERSITY, Ridayh (SA)
Filed on Sep. 5, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/826,112.
Int. Cl. A61C 13/00 (2006.01); A61C 13/083 (2006.01)
CPC A61C 13/0022 (2013.01) [A61C 13/083 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dental system, comprising:
a dental block holding assembly and a ceramic block that are selectively coupleable to one another and selectively uncoupleable from one another,
wherein the dental block holding assembly includes a holder, the holder including:
an elongated post configured to be received in a dental milling machine,
a holding component, and
a fastener configured to be selectively connected to the holding component of the holder,
wherein the holding component includes a first region connected to the elongated post and a second region including a slot, the second region of the holding component being different from the first region of the holding component,
wherein the ceramic block includes a millable component and a mating component protruding from the millable component,
wherein the mating component of the ceramic block is configured to be selectively received in the slot,
wherein the fastener includes a head portion and an elongated threaded body extending from the head portion,
wherein the holding component of the holder includes an elongated threaded cavity configured to receive the elongated threaded body of the fastener therein to selectively connect the fastener with the holder, and
wherein the elongated threaded body of the fastener is positioned to engage with the ceramic block.