Patent ID: 6083004
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
A method of deploying and using a dental implant in prepared site of a bone, comprising the steps of:a. placing the dental implant, having an abutment-mount coupled to the dental implant so as to transfer any rotational force received by the abutment-mount to the dental implant, into the prepared site;b. applying rotational force to the abutment-mount with an implant drive tool, thereby rotating the dental implant into the prepared site;c. removing the abutment-mount from the dental implant for a preselected period to allow bone growth into the dental implant, thereby affixing the dental implant to the bone;d. re-coupling the abutment-mount to the implant and securing the abutment-mount to the dental implant; ande. affixing a dental prosthesis to the abutment-mount.