DENTAL IMPLANT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DENTAL IMPLANT
First Claim
1. A dental implant comprisingan implant body for the insertion into a jaw of a patient,a superstructure and a mounting section formed as an integral structural member made from the same material;
- the mounting section having a through-passage recess for a bolted connection that may be screwed therein for the releasable attachment of the mounting section to the implant body;
the superstructure forming at least the major part of an outer surface of at least one dental restoration,wherein the mounting section and the implant body each comprise engagement elements that each have at least one inclined plane departing from a circular shape, said engagement elements meshing with one another in a releasable manner.
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Abstract
In a dental implant (20) comprising an implant body (30) for the insertion into the jaw (14) of a patient, and comprising a mounting section (54) with a through-passage recess for a bolted connection (70) that may be screwed into the implant body for the releasable attachment of the mounting section (54) to the implant body, a superstructure (52), in particular a crown, is provided that at least forms the major part of an outer surface of at least one dental restoration. The mounting section (54) and the implant body releasably mesh with one another via engagement elements that have at least one inclined plane departing from the circular shape, in particular a multi-sided profile or polygon. The superstructure (52) and the mounting section (54) are formed as an integral structural member (50) made from the same material.
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22 Claims
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1. A dental implant comprising
an implant body for the insertion into a jaw of a patient, a superstructure and a mounting section formed as an integral structural member made from the same material; -
the mounting section having a through-passage recess for a bolted connection that may be screwed therein for the releasable attachment of the mounting section to the implant body; the superstructure forming at least the major part of an outer surface of at least one dental restoration, wherein the mounting section and the implant body each comprise engagement elements that each have at least one inclined plane departing from a circular shape, said engagement elements meshing with one another in a releasable manner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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