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U.S. Patent No: 6,991,461 B2
1/31/06
A novel dental implant with flexible expansion ribs that lock
into and compress the bone within a drilled hole in the jawbone.
Upon tightening the screw used to mount the implant abutment, a
set of thin medical-alloy ribs lock into the surrounding bone to
provide an immediate and permanently strong support for a dental
prosthesis while bone growth into the implant occurs. The
expanding ribs turn an edge outward to lock into the surround
bone and preventing the rotation of the implant assembly during
installation and use.
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