Abstract: An enossal single tooth implant is constructed of a base member having a eaded axial bore for receiving a threaded base element, which has a head for clamping a spacer ring on the end of the base member characterized by the ring member and base body having coacting interlocking members, such as recesses and tongues to form an arrangement to prevent relative twisting of the ring member on the base body. The ring member can also be provided with interlocking elements that will coact with a tooth replacement to prevent twisting of the tooth replacement provided on the ring member, which replacement is held by a post which is received in a threaded bore of the base element.

Abstract: An enossal implant for firmly seating a tooth replacement includes a fastng head on a metal implant post which is threadably secured into a base element, which is either a base body or a metal spacer threaded into the base body. To prevent twisting between the post and the base element, the base element has a recess for receiving an intermediate retaining ring formed of a plastic material which has smooth faces, and the ring is entrapped between a shoulder in the base element and a shoulder on the implant post and interlocking depressions are formed in either the recess and/or the shoulder of the post so that during threading-in of the post, the retaining ring is deformed to fill the recesses to restrain twisting therebetween.