Esthetic profile endosseous root-formed dental implant

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Esthetic profile endosseous root-formed dental implant
United States Patent Application: 20030068599
Kind Code A1
Balfour, Alan R. ; et al.
Publication Date: April 10, 2003
Inventors: Balfour, Alan R.; (Petaluma, CA) ; McAllister, Bradly S.; (Tigard, OR) ; Carchidi, Joseph Edward; (West Bridgewater, MA)
Correspondence Name and Address: John A. Haug
P.O. Box 386
West Harwich
MA
02671
US
Serial No.: 265522
Series Code: 10
Filed: October 3, 2002
Abstract
An endosseous dental implant system has an externally threaded root-formed base (2) with self-tapping flutes (5) formed into apical threads of the root-formed base for easy insertion and immediate locking in an osteotomy. The coronal portion of the base has either a male or a female self-locking tapered friction held post that includes an apical anti-rotational polygon (7,23) to lock the coronal attachment to the base once attached. The implant incorporates an esthetic biological gingival profile (10,11,31,32) to enhance inter-proximal bone attachment to the root-formed implant, which supports the surrounding papilla.