Patent ID: 8118596
Filing Date: 2012-02-21
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. A one-piece, screw-receiving abutment for use with an endosseous dental implant, comprising, at its proximal end, an unthreaded cylindrical portion, and proximal to said unthreaded cylindrical portion, a frusto-conical portion with an unthreaded external surface and a retentive, circumferential groove for engaging a transfer component or a comfort cap, and a distal, partly-threaded shank of a size and shape appropriate to engage internal threads of an implant, said shank extending distally from beneath said unthreaded cylindrical portion, and said abutment including an internal passage extending distally into an opening at the proximal end of said implant, said internal passage including multi-sided, wrench-engaging surfaces and a threaded region.