Patent ID: 8277218

Claim:
A generally cylindrical dental implant for placement in a jaw bone comprising a body portion including an apical end and a first threaded outer surface, said implant further comprising a longitudinal axis, said first threaded outer surface extending along said longitudinal axis to said apical end, said implant also comprising a nonthreaded collar continuously diverging as the distance along said longitudinal axis from said apical end increases, said implant also comprising an abutment onto which an item selected from the group of an artificial crown, denture, or prosthesis may be attached, said collar located between said abutment and said body portion at a location such that it will be wedged against or into the jaw bone and extend beyond the jaw bone into gingival tissue when said implant is positioned in the jaw bone as intended, said body portion and said collar not decreasing in diameter as the distance along said longitudinal axis from said apical end to said collar increases.