DENTAL IMPLANT ABUTMENT

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DENTAL IMPLANT ABUTMENT
European Patent Office
Patent number: WO2004082505
Publication date: 2004-09-30
Inventor: SCHULTER CARL W [US]; QI GARY [US]; SCHULTER ANDREW J [US]
Applicant: CAGENIX INC [US];; SCHULTER CARL W [US];; QI GARY [US];; SCHULTER ANDREW J [US]
Classification:
- international: A61C
- european: A61C8/00F; A61C8/00G1
Application number: WO2004US08261 20040318
Priority number(s): US20030391233 20030318
Abstract of WO2004082505

A dental implant abutment includes an inwardly tapering body having a lower planar surface configured to mate with a dental fixture and having inwardly tapering generally pyramidal external walls and a longitudinal axis. The pyramid may be circular or elliptical in cross section, or may have several sides joined at their edges. The sides taper inwardly as they extend upward.