Dental implant systems and methods of implantation

A method of implanting a dental implant assembly comprising a first fixation assembly comprising a male-to-male connector and a female locking nut configured to engage a first threaded portion of the male-to-male connector, a second fixation assembly comprising an abutment, and a dental prosthesis having a first bore configured to engage the male-to-male connector and sized to receive the female locking nut and a second bore sized to receive the abutment, the method comprising:

• implanting the male-to-male connector at a first position of an implant site;
• implanting the abutment at a second position of the implant site;
• positioning the dental prosthesis at the implant site such that the first bore is aligned with the male-to-male connector and the second bore is aligned with the abutment;
• inserting the female locking nut into the first bore and engaging the female locking nut with the first threaded portion of the male-to-male connector for locking the dental prosthesis at the implant site.

A dental implant assembly comprising:

• an anchoring fixture for anchoring to a jawbone of a patient;
• a male-to-male connector having a first threaded portion configured to connect to the anchoring fixture and a second threaded portion;
• an adapter separable from the anchoring fixture, wherein when the anchoring fixture, the male-to-male connector, and the adapter are connected to one another, the adapter extends circumferentially around the second threaded portion of the male-to-male connector in a radial direction with a radial gap therebetween;
• a dental prosthesis defining a bore;
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• a female locking nut insertable into the bore of the dental prosthesis and configured to extend into the radial gap to engage the second threaded portion of the male-to-male connector.