Patent ID: 7341453

Claim:
A method of attaching a dental implant comprising the steps of: extracting a tooth of a patient to create an osteotomy socket in a jawbone of the patient; selecting a dental implant having: an elongated body on a first end portion thereof for attaching to the jawbone to replace a root of the extracted tooth; an anatomically shaped portion above the elongated body dimensioned for fitting at least a lower section thereof into the socket, the anatomically shaped portion having two nearly parallel walls on opposed sides thereof; an artificial tooth abutment on a second end portion opposed to the first end portion above and integral with the anatomically shaped portion for mounting an artificial tooth thereon; and a bore extending axially thereinto from the abutment for attaching a post therein; drilling the osteotomy socket with a drill matched to a diameter and a chosen length of the implant body to thereby improve fixation of the implant to the jawbone; drilling the socket with a counter bevel drill to widen the socket for accepting the at least lower section of the anatomically shaped portion of the implant; attaching the selected dental implant into the created socket with the abutment extending above adjacent gum tissue of the patient and with a top edge of the nearly parallel walls above a crest of adjacent jawbone; and attaching an artificial tooth to the abutment above the adjacent jawbone crest by setting a margin of the artificial tooth along the nearly parallel walls to a position between an edge of the adjacent gum tissue and the adjacent jawbone crest.