摘要 |
<p>A dental implant (105, 137, 156) has an elongated body (100) having first and second end portions (101, 103) and having a root on one end portion (104, 115, 116) for attaching to a patient's jawbone to replace the root of a removed tooth. The root portion (104, 115, 116) has an anatomically shaped portion between the end portions of the body for fitting into a jawbone opening below the gum tissue of a patient when the root (104, 115, 116) is attached to a jawbone. An artificial tooth abutment (103, 112 & 113) is formed on the other end of the elongated body for attaching an artificial tooth thereon of the abutment extending above the gum line of a patient. A method of attaching a dental implant (105, 137, 156) of the apparatus and attaching the dental implant root (104, 115, 116) with the jawbone of a patient with the abutment (102, 112, 113) extending above the gum tissue of the patient and attaching the artificial tooth to the abutment.</p> |