Patent ID: 8011926

Claim:
A dental implant assembly ( 20 , 120 , 220 ) for attachment to a bone ( 22 ) of a human and a tooth-replicating device ( 24 ) including: an anchor ( 26 , 126 , 226 ) of a first material fracturable in response to a predetermined force, a support ring ( 52 , 152 , 252 ) disposed about and engaging said anchor ( 26 , 126 , 226 ), said support ring ( 52 , 152 , 252 ) having a ring top end ( 54 , 154 , 254 ) for receiving an impact force from the tooth-replicating device ( 24 ), and characterized by said support ring ( 52 , 152 , 252 ) being of a second material fracturable only in response to a force greater than said predetermined force for engaging the bone ( 22 ) and transferring impact forces greater than said predetermined force from the tooth-replicating device ( 24 ) to the bone ( 22 ) thereby avoiding fracture of said anchor ( 26 , 126 , 226 ).