Patent ID: 8608473
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. An immediate provisional dental implant elongated along an implant axis, comprising: an abutment adapted to bond with a dental prosthesis; a bendable neck segment connected to the abutment; a body segment connected to the flexible neck segment, the body segment having threads extending helically about the implant axis, the thread diameter tapering non-linearly from a maximum adjacent the neck segment to a minimum at a distal end; a torque engagement segment position below the flexible neck segment and above the body segment, said torque segment configured to engage a torque-imparting tool, said torque segment comprising at least one flat surface on an outer surface of the torque segment; wherein the abutment, bendable neck segment, body segment and torque engagement segment form a monolithic structure and the bendable neck segment is sufficiently bendable such that while the body segment is positioned with in a patient's jawbone the bendable neck segment can be bent to adjust the angle of the abutment.