US Patent Issued to Dentsply Sirona on Feb. 24 for "Dental device for ridge preservation and promotion of jaw bone regeneration in an extraction site" (Canadian, German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,196, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Dentsply Sirona Inc. (York, Pa.).

"Dental device for ridge preservation and promotion of jaw bone regeneration in an extraction site" was invented by Martin Ruetze (Mannheim, Germany) and Naim Karazivan (Quebec, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Dental device (1) for ridge preservation around the socket (2) of an extracted tooth and for promoting jaw bone regeneration inside the socket (2) of the extracted tooth, the dental device (1) comprising: a screw (3) which is entirely made of a biodegradable material to eliminate the need for a removal surgery, wherein the screw (3) is adapted for t...