Patent ID: 7866981

Claim:
An anchoring arrangement for anchoring a dental prosthesis to a patient, the arrangement comprising: an implant comprising a coronal portion and an apical portion that defines a longitudinal axis, the apical portion configured to extend from within a jaw bone and into a zygoma, the coronal portion including a head and a receiving part disposed between the head and the apical portion, the head comprising an engageable structure for rotating the implant, the receiving part comprising a substantially planar surface extending transversely relative to the longitudinal axis of the apical portion and a threaded aperture extending from the substantially planar surface into the implant, the threaded aperture extending transversely relative to the longitudinal axis of the apical end of the implant; a sleeve comprising a widened portion disposed at a coronal end thereof and an end portion disposed at an apical end thereof, the end portion being configured to mate with the substantially planar surface of the implant; and a fastening screw that can be disposed through the sleeve and fastened to the threaded aperture.