Patent ID: 8167618
Filing Date: 2012-05-01
Classification: A61C,A61L

Abstract:
1. A method for fitting an implant into a jaw bone hole having adjacent soft tissue, the jaw bone hole comprising an inner hole part at the distal end of the hole and an outer hole part at the proximal end of the hole with respective inner and outer hole diameters, wherein said inner and outer hole diameters are different from each other, the implant comprising an inner implant part having an inner implant diameter that is greater than the inner hole diameter, an outer implant part having an outer implant diameter that is lesser than the outer hole diameter, and at least one growth stimulating substance (GSS) disposed on an outer surface of said outer implant part prior to insertion into the jaw bone, which at least on GSS is configured to be released from the implant to interact with at least bodily fluid to form new bone, comprising: anchoring the implant into said formed jaw bone hole by fitting the inner implant part into the inner jaw bone hole; forming a closed space by covering said formed jaw bone hole with the soft tissue adjacent the jaw bone hole, wherein said formed closed space is defined by at least the soft tissue, an outer surface of the outer implant part, and the outer hole part without any substrate or substitute in the closed space; and allowing the GSS disposed on the implant to be released into said formed closed space and interact with at least one bodily fluid disposed therein to form new bone growth.