Patent ID: 8758012
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. A dental implant for supporting a dental prosthesis, the implant comprising: a body comprising an outer surface, an apical end, a coronal end, a threaded portion and a longitudinal axis, the coronal end of the body comprising a collar, the threaded portion comprising a coronal portion configured to engage cortical bone and an apical portion configured to engage cancellous bone, the threaded portion further comprising at least one thread extending from a root surface that forms a longitudinal side of the body, the at least one thread comprising a coronal flank, an apical flank, and a thread face that defines a length extending between the coronal flank and apical flank, wherein the length of the thread face is larger in the apical portion than the coronal portion and the thread has a thread depth d