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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 17, 1997
Richard J Lazzara, Lake worth, FL (US);
Keith D Beaty, Jupiter, FL (US);
Curtis E Jansen, Pacific Grove, CA (US);
Implant Innovations, Inc., Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Abstract
A two-piece healing abutment for forming an aperture in gingiva overlying an artificial root means installed in a jawbone of a patient's mouth is set forth. The root means has an upper end that is to be exposed in the aperture. The two-piece healing abutment comprises a first component and a second component. The first component has a transmucosal portion with an exterior surface for defining the aperture in the gingiva. The first component also has an internal bore extending therethrough and a lower end for engaging the upper end of the root means. The second component attached the first component on the root means. The second component extending through the bore of the first component and engaging the root means.