Patent ID: 6419492
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
A dental implant system for securing a prosthesis in a mouth, said system comprising of:a. a prosthesis; b. an abutment, adapted to receive said prosthesis, said abutment having a first internal cavity in communication with a second internal cavity, and said abutment having at least one exterior wall having a taper angle of less than about 8Â°; and c. an implant, defining a head and a body, said body adapted to be secured within a jawbone, and said head defining a cavity having side walls with a taper angle of less than about 8Â° adapted to matingly engage the exterior wall of said abutment, and said head having an anchoring post projecting into said implant cavity, said post including an indexing means adapted to engage said first abutment cavity.