Patent ID: 7806693
Filing Date: 2010-10-05
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. A dental implant for supporting a dental prosthesis, the implant comprising: a body comprising an outer surface, a distal end, and a proximal end that forms a top surface of the dental implant; an internal connection socket formed in the body with an opening on the top surface of the dental implant and a thread chamber positioned below the internal connection socket; at least one thread located on at least a threaded portion of the outer surface of the body, the thread comprising a proximal flank and a distal flank, the thread further comprising a face extending between the proximal flank and the distal flank, the threaded portion having a thread length extending between a proximal end of the threaded portion and a distal end of the threaded portion, the threaded portion starting above a distal end of the internal connection socket; a first groove having a helical pattern, the first groove being formed on at least a portion of the face of the thread, the first groove extending from the proximal end of the threaded portion over at least a proximal 20% to at most a proximal 50% of the length of the threaded portion; and a second groove having a helical pattern, the second groove being formed on at least a portion of the body, the second groove beginning below at least a proximal 20% of the length of the threaded portion with no groove on the body over the proximal 20% of the threaded portion.