Patent ID: 8944816
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. A temporary prosthesis assembly for attachment to a dental implant, comprising: a temporary abutment including (i) at least one retention groove, (ii) an anti-rotational feature for non-rotationally mating with the dental implant, (iii) one or more informational markers, and (iv) a flange, at least a portion of the flange having a curved shape for shaping gingival tissue in an anatomic fashion; a temporary abutment cap configured to be removably coupled to the temporary abutment so as to cover the informational markers and such that a bottom end of the temporary abutment cap aligns with the flange to provide a continuous extension of the curved shape of the flange for shaping the gingival tissue in an anatomic fashion, the at least one retention groove extending circumferentially about the temporary abutment to aid axial retention of the temporary abutment cap to the temporary abutment; and a temporary prosthesis coupled to the temporary abutment cap, the combination of the temporary prosthesis and the temporary abutment cap being removably coupled to the temporary abutment.