Dental Implant Device and Screw
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1. A dental implant, comprising:
- an implant fixture operable to secure the dental implant in bone;
am implant neck with a non-metallic finish surrounding the coronal end of the implant fixture;
an implant abutment attached to the implant fixture at the implant fixture'"'"'s coronal end; and
a crown attached around the implant abutment and adjacent to the non-metallic neck.
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Abstract
In one embodiment of the present invention, a dental implant may include an implant fixture capable of securing the dental implant in bone. An implant neck with a non-metallic coating may surround the coronal end of the implant fixture. An implant abutment attaches to the implant fixture at the implant fixture'"'"'s coronal end. A crown attaches around the implant abutment and adjacent to the neck.
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66 Claims
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1. A dental implant, comprising:
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an implant fixture operable to secure the dental implant in bone; am implant neck with a non-metallic finish surrounding the coronal end of the implant fixture; an implant abutment attached to the implant fixture at the implant fixture'"'"'s coronal end; and a crown attached around the implant abutment and adjacent to the non-metallic neck. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A screw for anchoring in bone comprising:
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a central cylindrical shank with an inclined plane wrapped around the outside surface of the central cylindrical shank to form a helical thread; and a plurality ridges formed on the surface of the inclined plane and extending outwards from the surface of the inclined plane. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A screw for anchoring in bone comprising:
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a central cylindrical shank with an inclined plane wrapped around the outside surface of the central cylindrical shank to form a helical thread; and a plurality of grooves formed in the outside edge of the inclined plane opposite the central cylindrical shank. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A screw for anchoring in bone comprising:
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a central cylindrical shank with an inclined plane wrapped around the outside surface of the central cylindrical shank to form a helical thread; and a plurality of depressions in the surface of the inclined plane. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. A universal driver for installing a dental implant, comprising:
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a body with a first end and a second end; a handle attached to the first end; and more than one universal end attached to the second end, the universal ends operable to drive one or more internal components of a dental implant. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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