Patent ID: 11918434
Assignee: NOBEL BIOCARE SERVICES AG
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of placing a dental implant into a patient's jawbone, the method comprising:
inserting the dental implant into a hole in the patient's jawbone, the dental implant comprising:
a coronal region;
an apical region;
an implant surface;
a surface layer formed on at least part of said implant surface,
wherein said implant surface on which said surface layer is formed includes a surface area roughness Sa,
wherein said surface area roughness Sa of said implant surface on which said surface layer is formed has a value of at least 0.1 μm in the coronal region of the dental implant and a value of at least 1 μm in the apical region of the dental implant, and
wherein said surface layer on the implant surface has a thickness such that the surface area roughness Sa of the implant surface at the coronal region is not canceled out by said surface layer;

at least partially situating the apical region adjacent bone tissue; and
exposing the coronal region adjacent soft tissue.