Patent ID: 6939135
Filing Date: 2005-09-06
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. A biofunctional dental implant system for affixing a crown portion to the bone structure in the mouth of a patient, said dental implant system comprising: a root portion to be implanted below the patient's gum line within a socket made in the patient's bone structure; means by which to anchor said root portion within the socket made in the padent's bone structure; a crown portion; a flexible abutment post having a screw threaded coronal end coupled to said crown portion and an opposite screw threaded apical end coupled to said root portion by which to connect said crown portion to said root portion, said flexible abutment post adapted to bend so that said crown portion is movable relative to said root portion anchored within the socket made in the patient's bone structure; and a screw threaded nut, said crown portion having a cavity within which to receive the screw threaded coronal end of said flexible abutment post, said screw threaded nut located within said cavity and rotated into mating engagement with said screw threaded coronal end, whereby said crown portion is connected to said root portion by way of said flexible abutment post.