Abstract: A dental implant (105,137,156) has an elongated body (100) having first and second end portions (101,103) and having a root on one end portion (104,115,116) for attaching to a patient's jawbone to replace the root of a removed tooth. The root portion (104,115,116) has an anatomically shaped portion between the end portions of the body for fitting into a jawbone opening below the gum tissue of a patient when the root (104,115,116) is attached to a jawbone. An artificial tooth abutment (103,112 & 113) is formed on the other end of the elongated body for attaching an artificial tooth thereon of the abutment extending above the gum line of a patient.

Abstract: A dental implant (105,137,156) has an elongated body (100) having first and second end portions (101,103) and having a root on one end portion (104,115,116) for attaching to a patient's jawbone to replace the root of a removed tooth. The root portion (104,115,116) has an anatomically shaped portion between the end portions of the body for fitting into a jawbone opening below the gum tissue of a patient when the root (104,115,116) is attached to a jawbone. An artificial tooth abutment (103,112 & 113) is formed on the other end of the elongated body for attaching an artificial tooth thereon of the abutment extending above the gum line of a patient.

Abstract: A dental implant has an elongated body having a first and second end portion and having a root on one end portion for attaching to a patient's jawbone to replace the root of a removed tooth. The root portion having an anatomically shaped portion between the end portions of the body for fitting into a jawbone opening below the gum tissue of a patient when the root is attached to a jawbone. An artificial tooth abutment is formed on the other end of the elongated body for attaching an artificial tooth thereon of the abutment extending above the gum line of a patient. A method of attaching a dental implant includes the steps of extracting a patient's tooth and selecting the dental implant of the apparatus and attaching the dental implant root with the jawbone of a patient with the abutment extending above the gum tissue of the patient and attaching the artificial tooth to the abutment.

Abstract: A method of attaching a dental implant includes the making of a dental implant having the general shape and size to fit a bone cavity for a removed tooth plus a cylindrical extension prong to fit a drilled bore in the bottom of the cavity formed by the removed tooth. The dental implant also has a non-circular shaped opening in the top thereof with a threaded bore in the bottom of the opening for attaching an insert thereto. The method includes extracting a patient's tooth, selecting a drill guide having the general shape of the bone cavity from the removed tooth and having a bore therethrough, then passing a drill bit through the drill guide bore and drilling a bore in a predetermined position in the bottom portion of the bone cavity. The dental implant is selected of a predetermined size and anchored in the bone cavity. A temporary generally flat head insert is attached to the implant and is later replaced with the tooth holding insert and an artificial tooth attached thereto.