Patent ID: 6887077

Claim:
A method for installing a dental implant that is capable of receiving an immediate load, comprising: drilling a bore in bone, said bore having a length defined between a distal end located within said bone and a proximal end located at a surface of said bone; enlarging said bore from said proximal end to an intermediate point along said length between said distal and proximal ends, said bore having a generally cylindrical portion between said proximal end and said intermediate point; creating a tapered portion of said bore, said tapered portion beginning between said intermediate point and said distal end; creating female threads in a bone wall defining said bore while removing an insubstantial amount of bone tissue from said bore, said female threads being located within said generally cylindrical portion and said tapered portion; and placing said dental implant into said bore, said implant having a generally cylindrical section with a diameter that is at least the diameter of said generally cylindrical portion of said bore and a tapered section with dimensions that are at least the dimensions of said tapered portion of said bore, said implant having male threads interfitting with said female threads of said bore.