Patent ID: 7883336

Claim:
A dental implant system, comprising: a dental implant, comprising: a shaft including a coronal end, an apical end, and an outer surface having a first axial section and a second axial section, the first axial section being located coronally of the second axial section, wherein each of the first and second axial sections comprises a series of peaks being axially spaced apart by troughs, wherein each peak in each of the first and second axial sections includes a crest, wherein the axial spacing between adjacent peaks in the first axial section is different than the axial spacing between adjacent peaks in the second axial section, wherein the axial spacing between the adjacent peaks in the first axial section is substantially constant, and wherein substantially all of the crests of the peaks in the first and second axial sections lie on a common plane; and a prosthetic component configured to be secured to the dental implant.