Abstract: A piezoelectric surgical tool tip 10, comprising a tool tip body 20 having a proximal end 22 configured for connection with a tool handle 32 of a powered piezoelectric surgery unit 30 and a distal end 24 configured for cutting into an alveolar bone 34 of a patient using micro-vibrations generated by the surgery unit 30 and tool handle 32, the distal end 24 comprising an outwardly extending arm 26 and a base 40 on which extends a plurality of cutting projections 42 arranged in the form of an array 44, wherein the base 40 is mounted substantially perpendicular to the arm 26 and the array 44 is substantially rectangular in shape with a maximum width of about 6 mm and a maximum length of about 5 mm.

Abstract: A dental implant adapted for implanting within a jaw bone, the implant comprising a horizontally-oriented body having a length extending in the mesial-distal direction of the jaw bone, the body having a threaded cavity dimensioned for receiving a prosthetic abutment, and wherein the cavity comprises an opening that is located wholly within a buccolingual width of the body.

Abstract: A dental implant adapted for implanting within a jaw bone, the implant comprising a horizontally-oriented body having a length extending in the mesial-distal direction of the jaw bone, the body having a threaded cavity dimensioned for receiving a prosthetic abutment, and wherein the cavity comprises an opening that is located wholly within a buccolingual width of the body.