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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2004
Gabriele Scommegna, Tavarnuzze Impruneta, IT;
Maurizio Dolfi, Florence, IT;
Gabriele Scommegna, Tavarnuzze Impruneta, IT;
Maurizio Dolfi, Florence, IT;
Leone S.p.A., Sesto Fiorentino (Firenze), IT;
Abstract
An abutment () connects with a fixture () by a Morse-taper type coupling, with the installation of a truncated-cone shank () of the abutment () into a corresponding cavity () exhibited by the fixture (). The abutment () is provided with an appendix having a polygonal cross-section (), and is positioned below the shank (). The appendix is fitted into a corresponding impression () provided in the bottom of the cavity () of fixture (). The abutment is also provided, on the side opposite to the appendix (), with respect to the shank (), with a portion () intended for supporting a dental prosthesis (D). The appendix () can be rotated about its longitudinal axis, relative to the shank () of the abutment ().