Endosteal horizontally placed dental implant system and method

An endosteal horizontally placed non crestal dental implant system comprising:

• a. at least one dental implant having a proximal end, a distal end, an internal architecture, and an outside region having a helical thread extending along the said outside region between the said proximal end and the said distal end, said implant configured to be implanted by way of a non-crestal approach at a specific angle from horizontal into a mandible or maxilla from either the buccal side towards the lingual or palatal side or from the lingual or palatal side towards the buccal side at an angle which maximizes engagement with bone tissue of a mandible or maxilla;
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• b. at least one dental implant abutment having a proximal end for attaching to the said dental implant and a distal end for the attachment of a dental prosthesis;
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• c. at least one dental implant prosthesis configured to connect to the said at least one dental implant abutment.

A method for patient diagnosis and the installation of a endosteal horizontally placed non crestal dental implant system having at least one dental implant having a proximal end, a distal end, and a helical thread extending along the outside region between the said proximal end and the said distal end, said implant configured to be implanted by way of a non-crestal approach horizontally, or near horizontally, into a mandible or maxilla and to engage with bone tissue;

• and at least one dental implant abutment having a proximal end for attaching to the said dental implant and a distal end for the attachment of a dental prosthesis and a dental prosthesis comprising the steps of:
• a. performing a comprehensive patient evaluation using patient records and diagnostic methods;
• b. making a determination to prescribe use of the horizontally placed dental implant system;
• c. choosing one or more appropriately sized implants;
• d. choosing one or more appropriately sized dental implant abutments;
• e. choosing one or more appropriately sized dental implant prostheses;
• f. surgically placing the appropriately sized implant by way of a non-crestal approach;
• g. allowing the surgically placed appropriately sized implant to osseointegrate;
• h. coupling at least one dental implant abutment to the surgically placed and osseointegrated horizontally placed dental implant;
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• i. coupling at least one dental prosthesis to the at least one dental implant abutment coupled to the surgically placed and osseointegrated dental implant.