Dental implant - Pending Dental Patent Applications

Dental implant
United States Patent Application 20040121289
Kind Code A1
Miller, Robert Jeffrey June 24, 2004
Inventors: Miller, Robert Jeffrey; (Del Ray Beach, FL)
Correspondence Name and Address: GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP
2450 COLORADO AVENUE, SUITE 400E
SANTA MONICA
CA
90404
US
Serial No.: 328824
Series Code: 10
Filed: December 23, 2002
Abstract
The dental implant includes a body with a coronal end and an apical end. The implant intraosseous region includes a tapered thread which has a constant depth on an apical edge. A coronal edge to the thread varies in profile. There is equal spacing between the apical end and the coronal end of the implant. The coronal edge varies in profile, and can have a profile formed of two or three components. There is at least two cutting actions of the thread to permit for effective implantation in the bone without leading to microfracture.