Helical mandibular implant

摘要

Mandibular implant of ceramic material in which a bottom portion for anchoring in the mandible has a substantially conical helix shape rounded off at the end. An upper portion has a concave section for receiving an epithelial sleeve by the concave section and an opening to accept a denture support. There are provided at least one annular expansion and at least two annular notches adjacent the upper portion and the bottom portion. The annular expansion has a diameter which is shorter than the diameter of the crest of the thread at the uppermost turn on the bottom portion of the implant.