Patent ID: 8454362

Claim:
A dental prosthesis to be integrated into a jaw bone cavity of a pre-identified patient, the prosthesis being a finished manufactured product prior to its insertion into the jaw bone cavity, the prosthesis comprising: a root portion configured to be positioned in and integrated into a jaw bone cavity of a specific pre-identified patient and having an outer surface, the outer surface having a custom three-dimensional surface shape specifically dimensionally matching a three-dimensional surface shape of corresponding outer surface portions of a root of a natural tooth of the pre-identified patient removed from the jaw bone cavity of the pre-identified patient, the root portion further comprising a biocompatible enhancement selected from the group comprising: a cured cement forming substantial portions of the outer surface of the root portion, the cured cement having a composition to enhance integration of the root portion into and adoption by a periodontal ligament cell structure within the jaw bone cavity receiving the root portion and being selected from the group consisting essentially of calcium hydroxide cement, glass-ionomer cement, resin-modified glass-ionomer cement, and light-activated resin-modified glass ionomer cement, and a layer of mineral trioxide aggregate forming substantial portions of the outer surface of the root portion.