Patent ID: 8277220

Claim:
A jaw implant having a number of structural regions which are made of a material that cannot be resorbed by bones, or not to any substantial extent, and are suitable for implantation in or at least alongside bones, two or more of these structural regions having physical material properties that are different from one another, wherein the jaw implant is produced from stiffer material on one side than on an opposite side, which one side is geometrically adapted for implantation on a lingual side of the jaw, and which opposite side is geometrically adapted by comparison for implantation on a buccal side of the jaw; and wherein the jaw implant has as component parts at least one basal foot part and a shaft extending from the at least one basal foot part, wherein the shaft has lower brittleness and/or higher or more pronounced elasticity in comparison with the at least one basal foot part as a result of spiral and/or helically coiled fibrous filaments contained therein or as a result of a higher amount of such fibrous filaments in comparison with the at least one basal foot part.