Dental implants, dental assemblies, and methods of implanting and repairing dental assemblies

Abstract

Dental restorations utilizing dental implants and abutments that can be secured together using a bi-directional thread feature, and methods relating thereto. The dental implants include a body having a longitudinal length, external threads along the longitudinal length, and a longitudinal bore within the body. A first internal thread set of right-hand threads is within the longitudinal bore and configured to threadably engage a right-hand threaded fastener, and a second internal thread set of left-hand threads is within the longitudinal bore, integrated with the first internal thread set, and configured to threadably engage a left-hand threaded fastener.

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