Patent ID: 8202089

Claim:
A supra-osseous dental implant comprising: (a) a laminar elongated plate having a longitudinal axis, said elongated plate having: (i) a vestibular anchoring part at one end of the elongated plate, the vestibular anchoring part having a first means for positioning at least four anchoring screws in a vestibular side of a jaw bone, (ii) a lingual or palate anchoring part at the other end of the elongate plate, the lingual or palate anchoring part having a second means for positioning at least two anchoring screws in a lingual or palate side of the jaw bone, (iii) a substantially rigid, central part positioned between the vestibular anchoring part and the lingual or palate anchoring part, the central part extending perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, (iv) a first and second thin arm extending along the longitudinal axis and connecting one side of the central part to the vestibular anchoring part, (v) a third and fourth thin arm extending along the longitudinal axis and connecting the other side of the central part to the lingual or palate anchoring part; and (vi) the first and second thin arm and the third and fourth thin arm being malleable and flexible relative to the central part such that the elongate plate can bridge over the jawbone, in a transverse direction to a bone crest, and b) an upright extending shank fixed to the central part, the shank having a means for fixing a dental prosthetic to the shank.