Patent ID: 7179088

Claim:
A dental implant in the form of an elongate body, said implant having a longitudinal axis, the implant comprising: a generally cylindrical upper abutment portion having an upper end, a lower end, and an outer wall extending between the upper and lower ends and generally tapering inward toward the longitudinal axis; a generally cylindrical and elongate lower fixture portion having a lower end and an upper end, where in said lower end is configured to be inserted into a maxilla or mandible; and a flaring upper fixture portion having a lower end and an upper end, said lower end of said fixture portion being formed integral with the upper end of the lower fixture portion, and said upper end of said upper fixture portion being coupled to the lower end of said upper abutment portion; wherein the upper end of the upper fixture portion includes a generally axially extending and upwardly-facing planar surface that is revolved about the periphery of the implant, the upper end of the upper abutment portion defining at least two and no more than four first lobes, wherein each of the at least two first lobes are aligned with a corresponding lobe on the upper end of the upper fixture portion.