Patent ID: 7097453
Filing Date: 2006-08-29
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. A dental device for anchoring in bone said device comprising: a. a connective tissue band having an axial length of from about 0.1 mm to about 2.0 mm and comprising a plurality of connective tissue rings circumscribing said connective tissue band thereby forming a plurality of connective tissue grooves, wherein said connective tissue grooves define a groove width of from about 30 microns to about 150 microns, and wherein said connective tissue rings define a first outer diameter and the connective tissue grooves define a first inner diameter, and the difference between said first outer diameter and said first inner diameter defines a connective tissue groove depth, and said connective tissue groove depth is from about 10 microns to about 72.5 microns; and b. a bone locking region having a length of from about 0.1 mm to about 16 mm and comprising a plurality of bone locking rings circumscribing said bone locking region thereby forming a plurality of bone locking grooves, wherein the bone locking rings define a second outer diameter and the bone locking grooves define a second inner diameter, and the difference between said second outer diameter and said second inner diameter defines a bone locking groove depth, and said bone locking groove depth is from about 30 microns to about 145 microns; and wherein said connective tissue band and said bone locking region are adjacent, and wherein said bone locking groove depth is equal to or greater than about two times said connective tissue groove depth.