A bone coupling device is configured for joining a first bone piece to a second bone piece which includes a first component having an inner surface bounding a first cavity and a first stem portion for insertion into the first bone piece. A second component includes a second stem portion for insertion into the second bone piece and an axially extending connector extending from the second stem portion and configured to be inserted into the first cavity. The connector has an outer surface which is complementarily shaped relative to an inner surface to inhibit rotation relative to each other when the connector is received in the cavity to engage the first component and the second component.

A dental implant (1), in particular for insertion into bone tissue of a patient, comprising: a core body (2) having an apical end (4), a coronal end (6), and an outer surface (8) extending along a longitudinal direction between said apical end (4) and said coronal end (6); and at least one thread (12) located on at least a threaded portion of said outer surface (8), should have superior properties regarding primary and secondary stability. According to the invention this is achieved in that the core body (2) comprises a core shaped zone (22), preferably next to said coronal end (6), in which core shaped zone (22) the cross-section of said core body (2) has a number of main directions in which the radius measuring the distance between the center (50) of the cross section and its outer contour takes a relative maximum value and thus a higher value than in neighboring orientations, a core circular zone (20), preferably next to said apical end (4), in which core circular zone (20) the cross-section of said core body (2) is basically circularly shaped, and, as seen in said longitudinal direction, a transition zone (26) positioned between said core shaped zone (22) and said core circular zone (20), in which transition zone (26) the geometry of the cross-section of said core body (2), as a function of a parameter characteristic for a coordinate in said longitudinal direction, changes continuously from a basically circular shape next to said core circular zone (20) to a shape in which the cross-section of said core body (2) corresponds to the shape of the cross section in said core shaped zone (32). The invention further relates to an insertion tool (200) for inserting a dental implant (1, 201, 401) into bone tissue of a patient. Moreover, the invention relates to a combination of such a dental implant (1, 201, 401) and such an insertion tool (200).

The present invention relates to an anchoring system for attaching a prosthesis to a human body, comprising: an anchoring element, an abutment, an abutment screw for attaching the abutment to the anchoring element, the anchoring element comprises a connection area for the abutment, the connection area comprising a press-fit portion such that the abutment is attached to the anchoring element in the connection area by a press-fit connection, wherein the connection area comprises an anti-rotation geometry and the abutment comprising a corresponding mating anti-rotation geometry proximal to the press-fit portion, and where in the connection area comprises a conical portion proximal to the anti-rotational geometry forming a mating geometry for a corresponding conical portion in the through-hole of the abutment.

A dental implant implantable in the upper rear maxilla following the lifting of the sinus membrane of the maxillary sinus by the crestal approach has a body with a shank shape. The body includes a main portion and, on opposite sides thereof, a first crestal proximal portion and a second apical distal part. The body is provided with a threading having a spiral shape with cutting edges. The threading extends in spiral fashion only about and along the main portion of the body and terminates before the second apical distal part, while the second apical distal part is conformed to provide an external surface free of projecting or cutting parts, and is at lest partially provided annularly with a groove or a series of grooves.

The present invention relates to the field of dental implants, and more specifically to optimization of the macrogeometry of the implant to improve osseointegration. To achieve this improvement, the dental implant (1) contains cylindrical recesses (2) extending from the tip of the thread (6) towards the body of the implant (4), enabling improved blood irrigation, less insertion torque without losing primary stability, and creating osseointegration chambers.

Dental implant (1) for anchoring of a dental prosthesis, wherein the dental implant (1) comprises a core (10) and an external thread (3) surrounding the core (10), wherein the dental implant (1) has an apical end (11) and a cervical end (12) to be screwed by means of the external thread (3) with the apical end (11) first into a recess formed in a jaw bone and to anchor the dental prosthesis at the cervical end (12), wherein the dental implant (1) consists of material which comprises or consists of a metal or a metal alloy, wherein the core (10) has a bulge (A) in the middle area (4) in any cross-section passing through the entire length of the longitudinal axis (L) of the dental implant.

A method for formation of monolithic nanostructures on an implantable device includes: a. depositing a metal film to a surface of the implantable device; b. heating the metal film for a period of time, such that the metal film transforms into multiple discrete nanoparticles, the multiple nanoparticles thereby forming an etch mask on the surface of the implantable device; c. etching the implantable device such that the surface of the implantable device is etched through the etch mask, thereby forming monolithic nanostructures in the surface of the implantable device; and d. (optionally) removing the etch mask, such as by immersion in an aqua regia solution.

The invention is a fastener for medical or dental use which requires minimal preparation of a site in bone. According to one embodiment the fastener includes a shank and a head having an aperture with a torque-receiving aperture such as a threaded hole or a polygon such as a hex-sided hole. The other end of the shank is a blunt or a sharp point. Another embodiment includes a radially spaced apart series of splines each having a linearly spaced apart series of barbs. An alternative embodiment includes on the shank a radially spaced apart series of linear arrays of barbs emerging from the shank itself. The linear spacings may be staggered from one radial line to the next so that as a whole the barbs are arranged into one or more continuous helicies.

A dental implant includes a body and a threaded surface. The body has an upper portion, a middle portion, and a lower portion. The upper portion of the body includes a generally cylindrical region. The lower portion of the body includes a generally inwardly tapered region. The middle portion of the body includes an outwardly extending bulge. A maximum outer diameter of the bulge is greater than (i) a maximum outer diameter of the upper portion and (ii) a maximum outer diameter of the lower portion. The threaded surface is on the body within at least the upper portion of the body, the bulge, and the lower portion of the body.

A narrow diameter dental implant with multi-unit abutment is surgically inserted for osseointegration into the jawbone of a patient, in order to attach a crown or tooth prosthetic. The dental implant includes an implant shaft, a threading extrusion, and an attachment abutment. The implant shaft is inserted within the jawbone during osseointegration surgery. The threading extrusion is connected along the implant shaft in order to secure the dental implant within the jawbone. The attachment abutment is connected to the implant shaft, such that the attachment abutment extrudes out from the patient's gum. Therefore, the attachment abutment is accessible for the dentist to attach a crown or tooth prosthetic.