Abstract: A dental abutment, and method for using the dental abutment to manufacture a custom dental abutment for use in association with dental implants is disclosed. The abutment comprises an attaching means for attaching the abutment to an implant which is already in position in a patient's mouth along with a cuff, and a body. A custom dental abutment is manufactured by screwing the dental abutment tightly into place in an implant already in place in a patient's mouth. An impression is recorded of the patient's mouth and the abutment is removed from the mouth, screwed into a laboratory analog of the implant and inserted in the impression. The impression of the patient's mouth is poured with dental stone, the dental stone is separated from the impression and the abutment-containing implant thereby becomes attached to the dental stone model of the patient's mouth. The abutment is then reoriented to fit into the patient's mouth without being seen and to accept a dental prosthesis.