Dental implant with hardened calcium phosphate cement inside

Dental implant with hardened calcium phosphate cement inside
United States Patent Application 20040081941
Kind Code A1
Chern Lin, Jiin-Huey ; et al. April 29, 2004
Inventors: Chern Lin, Jiin-Huey; (Winnetka, IL) ; Ju, Chien-Ping; (Carbondale, IL)
Correspondence Name and Address: BACON & THOMAS, PLLC
625 SLATERS LANE
FOURTH FLOOR
ALEXANDRIA
VA
22314
Serial No.: 278911
Series Code: 10
Filed: October 24, 2002
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Abstract
A dental implant to be installed in a predrilled bore formed in jawbone tissue for retaining a dental prosthesis, which includes a substantially cylindrical hollow base member having a wall defining a space in the hollow base member, and a plurality of through-thickness holes communicating said space with an outer surface of said wall; hardened calcium phosphate cement filled in the through-thickness holes and in at least a portion of the space; and a receiving member integrally formed at one end of the hollow base member for receiving a dental prosthesis.