Dental implant with constant thread crest width

A method of forming a thread on an implant for placement into bone tissue, the implant having an elongated body having a distal end and a proximal end comprising the acts of:

• engaging the elongated body with a thread-cutting tool at the distal end of the elongated body;
• removing material from the implant to form a thread and a tapered portion near the distal end of the elongated body, the thread having a first crest width in the tapered portion;
• forming the thread and a generally-cylindrical portion between the tapered portion and the proximal end of the elongated body with the thread-cutting tool, the thread having a second crest width in the generally-cylindrical portion;
• reducing the second crest width with the thread cutting tool.

A method of forming a thread on an implant for placement into bone tissue, the implant having an elongated body having a distal end and a proximal end, the method comprising the acts of:

• engaging the elongated body with a thread-cutting tool, the thread-cutting tool contacting the elongated body at the distal end and removing material from the implant to form a thread while gradually decreasing the depth of the thread-cutting tool to form a tapered portion near the distal end of the elongated body, the thread of the tapered portion having a first crest width;
• moving the thread-cutting tool axially along the elongated body of the implant at the decreased depth removing material from the elongated body forming the thread and a generally-cylindrical portion of the elongated body, the thread of the generally-cylindrical portion having a second crest width, the generally-cylindrical portion being located between the tapered portion and the proximal end;
• after the act of moving the thread-cutting tool axially along the elongated body, positioning the thread-cutting on the thread of the generally-cylindrical portion of the elongated body;
• and
• removing additional material from the elongated body reducing the second crest width to a third crest width by making at least one additional pass along the generally-cylindrical portion of the elongated body with the thread-cutting tool.