Patent ID: 8246870

Claim:
A method of manufacturing and delivering a dental implant system, the method comprising: providing an implant system comprising, an implant having an outer surface, an inner surface, and an upper surface annularly connecting the outer surface to the inner surface, the inner surface defining a well projecting from the upper surface into the implant, the implant being monolithic and made from a millable ceramic; and an abutment having a post, a stump, and a collar, the post having a shape configured to engage the well while leaving a gap therebetween, the stump being configured to support a dental restoration, the collar extending outwardly from the abutment at a transition between the post and the stump and having a lower outer perimeter substantially equal to an outer perimeter of the upper surface of the implant, the abutment being made from the millable ceramic, wherein at least one of, one or more grooves are defined in a wall of the post of the abutment, or one or more recesses are defined in a wall of the well of the implant; disposing a retentive product over the post or the well, such to fill the gap and one or more of the one or more grooves or one or more recesses; and coupling the post of the abutment with the well, the retentive product being selected to provide at least a mechanical lock between the implant and the abutment retaining the abutment in the well after placement by a dentist while allowing abutment removal by the dentist if necessary.