摘要 |
A dental appliance anchoring apparatus including an implant anchor member having a tapered threaded post for engagement with a bone and a female receptacle, the female receptacle having a lateral undercut reservoir for accepting an adhesive, wherein the threaded post includes threads that have a substantially flat top land; and an angled support having a slotted tubular base and an upper angled female eyelet for engaging a dental prosthesis, the slotted tubular base having a first longitudinal axis and the upper angled female eyelet having a second longitudinal axis, the second longitudinal axis and the first longitudinal axis forming a mounting angle with respect to one another, wherein the slotted tubular base of the angled support is secured within the female receptacle of the implant anchor member, wherein the angled support is rotatable within the female receptacle for optimizing its position prior to being secured with the adhesive.
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