Patent ID: 8382477

Claim:
A bone graft contouring abutment to connect to a dental implant held in a jaw osteotomy at a site of an extracted tooth, said bone graft contouring abutment comprising: a) a connection portion being shaped to closely mate with said dental implant; and, b) a body portion having a longitudinal height extending upwards from said connection portion, and at least partially shaped along its longitudinal height to the anatomy of said extracted tooth, said body portion including a front surface, a rear surface and two convex side surfaces increasing in width along said longitudinal height, wherein each said convex side surface comprises a concavity formed within said convex side surface and having a depth substantially perpendicular to an axis of said longitudinal height, each said concavity extending along a substantial portion of said body longitudinal height, and increasing in depth as said longitudinal height of said body increases to collect and contour bone graft material.