A dental implant including an implant body having a top surface, and at least one non-annular cutaway portion longitudinally extending downwardly from the top surface along one side of the body and outwardly to the periphery, and a method for making the implant. The implant body preferably includes a body portion and a head portion integrally formed with the body portion, the body portion has a periphery and the head portion has a non-circular periphery, and the periphery of the head portion is smaller than the periphery of the body portion.

Disclosed is a method for digitally designing at least two attachment abutments, each attachment abutment comprising an implant connection section adapted for connection to a respective implant along an implant axis, a transition section separating the implant connection section and an attachment section, wherein the attachment section is adapted for receiving a mating part.

Custom dental prosthesis or implants each individually designed and manufactured to replace nonfunctional natural teeth positioned in a jawbone of a specific pre-identified patient are provided. An example dental prosthesis/implant includes a dental implant body having a prosthesis interface formed therein to receive an occlusal-facing dental prosthesis component. The prosthesis interface has a custom three-dimensional surface shape positioned and formed to create a form locking fit with respect to the occlusal-facing dental prosthesis component when positioned thereon.

A process for providing a gingival tissue former may include, but is not limited to: capturing a cross-sectional image of a representation of a tooth in a digital scan, perpendicular to a reference axis, at a specified reference level; modifying an orientation of the cross-sectional image to correspond to a standard orientation; applying one or more image processing techniques to the cross-sectional image to generate a tooth shape image; and mapping the tooth shape image to one or more design specifications for a gingival tissue former.

A dental implant that facilitates insertion includes a body having a coronal end and an apical end opposite the coronal end. An implant-prosthetic interface region is provided adjacent the coronal end. A tapered region is adjacent the apical end. A variable profile helical thread extends along the tapered region. The thread becomes broader in the apical-coronal direction and higher in the coronal-apical direction. The threads include an apical side, a coronal side and a lateral edge connecting them. The variable profile thread includes an expanding length of the lateral edge while the distance of the lateral edge from the base is reduced in the direction of the coronal end. The implant also has a gradual compressing tapered core, a self drilling apical end with a spiral tap, and a coronal end with and inverse tapering.

The present invention relates to an implant unit comprising: an artificial dental root including a plate portion having a first side surface and a second side surface extending along the horizontal extending direction of the alveolar bone and opposed to each other, and a base portion protruding from the first side surface at the upper end of the plate portion, penetrating through a surface of the alveolar bone, and being implanted into the alveolar bone; and at least more than one abutment formed on the upper end of the base portion.

A dental implant has a hollow shell with outer bio-compatible surface for engaging a soft tissue socket left in gingival tissue after a tooth has been extracted, to promote healing. The shell tapers outwardly from a first to a second perimeter, the second perimeter being asymmetrically scalloped with opposite distal and mesial peaks and opposite lingual and facial valleys between the peaks. A dental implant in the bone socket left after tooth extraction is rigidly connected to a temporary post, the temporary post extending in the shell. The shell engages against the soft tissue socket without gaps and without requiring alignment between the shell and implant axes.

In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to a dental restoration device for a full-mouth dental replacement, including: a body extending between a gingival side and an occlusal/incisal side, wherein the body includes a plurality of teeth portions each having a tooth axis extending between the gingival side and the occlusal/incisal side that is offset from vertical; an ovate gingival contour defined on each tooth portion on the gingival side of the body; and at least first and second abutment holes extending through at least first and second teeth portions from the gingival side to the occlusal/incisal side, wherein each of the first and second abutment holes includes a longitudinal axis that is substantially coaxially aligned with the tooth axis of the first and second teeth portions, respectively.

An implant fixture is disclosed. The implant fixture contains an elongated shaft section, and a head section, wherein the head section contains at least one concave area for bone growth therein.

A gingival cone collar for dental implants includes a top section, the top section having a truncated zone shape and including a top open end and a bottom open end, the top open end being larger than the bottom open end; a connection section, the connection section having a ring shape; and a bottom section, the bottom section having a top open end and a bottom open end. The connection section connects the bottom open end of the top section with the top open end of the bottom section.