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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2005
Applicants:
Andreas Linder, Basel, CH;
Daniel Günter, Waldenburg, CH;
Melanie Heyden, Mettmenstetten, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Straumann Holding AG, Basel, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An abutment for dental implant systems of the kind suitable to be associated to a dental implant. The abutment has an inlay, and the inlay is provided at its upper part with an external profile having one or more shoulders for connecting and permanently jointing the inlay to the abutment. Further, the inlay may be shaped such that it is completely surrounded by the abutment in the assembled state of the dental implant system.