ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,588,984, issued on March 31.
"Dental apparatus and methods" was invented by Charles Douglas Weir (Mitchell, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are methods and devices for measuring the wear on a dental implant abutment in order to identify the corresponding dental retention insert that is necessary to improve the fit and function of dentures and partial dentures with a patient."
The patent was filed on June 30, 2023, under Application No. 18/216,945.
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