Patent ID: 6431866
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
A prosthodontic assembly for installing a prosthetic tooth, the prosthodontic assembly comprising:a dental implant and abutment combination that includes an implant body portion and an abutment portion, the implant body portion located at a distal end of the combination and configured to lie at least partially below a crest of a patient's jawbone, the abutment portion located at a proximate end of the combination and configured to lie at least partially above the crest of the patient's jawbone, the abutment portion comprising a flared portion, a shoulder portion and a final restoration portion, the shoulder portion lying between the flared portion and the final restoration portion, a healing cap including a body portion having a proximal and a distal end, the body portion defining an inner cavity which is sized and adapted so that the healing cap fits over the final restoration portion, the healing cap further including a tissue retraction flange at the distal end that extends below the shoulder portion when the healing cap is coupled to the abutment portion.