Patent ID: 8167619

Claim:
A dental implant system for placement within a jaw of a patient, the implant comprising; a dental implant having an envelope including an outer surface and an inner surface defining a barrel, the envelope having a coronal end and an opposing bottom end; at least one barrier located in the barrel, the barrel having a first region on one side of the barrier and a second region on an opposing side of the barrier; an expander member movable within the barrel a predetermined distance along a longitudinal axis of the barrel from the first region to the second region, the barrier prohibiting the expander member from moving from the second region to the first region, the expander having a top surface facing the coronal portion and an opposing bottom surface facing the bottom of the envelope, the bottom surface of the expander having a diameter that is less than or equal to the diameter of a bottom opening of the envelope when the expander is in the second region; and a tooth prosthesis secured to the coronal end.