Patent ID: 9095396
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. A dental implant, comprising: a shaft defining a longitudinal axis and having an apical end, a coronal end, and an exterior surface, a portion of the exterior surface including a porous material; a non-porous head portion, including a male or female interface for coupling to an abutment, the head portion attached to the coronal end of the shaft; and at least one thread integrally formed with the head portion and the at least one thread and the head portion comprising a separate element from the shaft prior to attachment of the head portion with the shaft, the at least one thread including a non-porous material and having an interior surface and a bone-engaging surface, the interior surface configured to engage and wind around the exterior surface of the shaft to form a porous-non-porous material interface between the interior surface and the exterior surface of the shaft, the bone-engaging surface extending outwardly from the exterior surface of the shaft, wherein the exterior surface of the shaft is exposed.