Dental implant abutment having occlusal force buffering function
AssigneeDenflex Co., Ltd
InventorHyung Woo KIM
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Abstract
Disclosed is a dental implant abutment having a function of buffering occlusal force transmitted through a prosthesis and configured to be elastically coupled to the prosthesis without using an adhesive. A prosthesis fastening protrusion protrudes outward from an outer surface of an upper portion thereof on which a prosthesis is mounted. The diameter of the prosthesis fastening protrusion being greater than the diameter of a portion located directly therebelow. Indentations divide the upper portion of the abutment into a plurality of sections. The indentations continuously extend downward a predetermined length from a top end surface of the abutment. A predetermined lengthwise portion of each of the indentations has a spiral or oblique shape.
Claims14
A dental implant abutment, comprising:
- a prosthesis fastening protrusion protruding outward from an outer surface of an upper portion thereof on which a prosthesis is mounted, with the diameter of the prosthesis fastening protrusion being greater than the diameter of a portion located directly therebelow;
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- indentations dividing the upper portion of the abutment into a plurality of sections, wherein the indentations continuously extend downward a predetermined length from a top end surface of the abutment and wherein a predetermined lengthwise portion of each of the indentations has a spiral or oblique shape, whereby an occlusal force buffering function is provided.
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