摘要 |
A dental implant has an elongated body having a first and second end portion and having a root on one end portion for attaching to a patient's jawbone to replace the root of a removed tooth. The root portion having 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 is attached to a jawbone. An artificial tooth abutment 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 includes the steps of extracting a patient's tooth and selecting the dental implant of the apparatus and attaching the dental implant root with the jawbone of a patient with the abutment extending above the gum tissue of the patient and attaching the artificial tooth to the abutment.
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