Adjustable dental implant system

An angularly alignable anchor for a dental prosthesis for use with a dental implant means comprising:

• a base anchor means;
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• a prosthesis support means,
• wherein said base anchor means comprises a securing portion for removably securing to said implant means and a female coupling means for securing and seating said prosthesis support means;
• wherein said prosthesis support means comprises an angled eyelet portion for seating the dental prosthesis and a male coupling means for rotatably coupling with said female coupling means of said anchor means, said angled eyelet portion being angled at a fixed predetermined angle about a longitudinal axis of said male coupling means,
• means for rotatably seating said male coupling means of said support means to said female coupling means of said anchor means to permit said male coupling means to freely rotate through 360.degree. about the longitudinal axis of said male coupling means, said longitudinal axis being coaxial with a longitudinal aixs of said anchor means so that said prosthesis support means is alignable about nay of the 360+ with respect to said anchor means while maintaining said fixed predetermined angle, while said male coupling means of said support means is fully seated in said female coupling means of said anchor means;
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• means for immobilizing said male coupling means relative to said female coupling means once alignment has been made to prevent said support means for moving relative to said anchor means.

A method of mounting a dental prosthesis comprising one or more teeth on one or more dental implants into a jawbone, comprising the steps of:

• a) inserting one or more dental implants into the jawbone;
• b) securing a corresponding number of anchors, one for each implant, each anchor having a female coupling means for securing and seating a prosthesis support into one of said implants;
• c) seating a prosthesis support in each said female coupling means, said support having an angled eyelet portion for seating said dental prosthesis and a male coupling means for coupling with each female coupling means of each said anchor, said angled eyelet portion being angled about a longitudinal axis of said male coupling means, wherein said prosthesis support is freely rotatable through 360.degree. about the longitudinal axis of said male coupling means, said longitudinal axis being coaxial with a longitudinal axis of each said anchor so that said prosthesis support is alignable by rotating said prosthesis support while being fully seated in its respective female coupling means;
• d) aligning each prosthesis support by rotating said prosthesis support about the longitudinal axis of its respective anchor;
• e) marking the position, which indicates a proper alignment, of each support relative to the respective anchor;
• f) removing each prosthesis support and anchor from the respective implant;
• g) bonding with adhesive each support to the respective anchor using said marking to capture said proper alignment;
• h) resecuring each anchor with said support into the respective implant;
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• i) attaching said dental prosthesis into the respective supports.

A method of angularly aligning a support anchor which attaches to a dental implant in a jawbone, comprising the steps of:

• a) threading and tightening an anchor into said implant;
• b) seating a prosthesis support, which has an angled female eyelet portion, which is angled about a longitudinal axis of the anchor, in said anchor, wherein said prosthesis support is freely rotatable through 360.degree. about the longitudinal axis of said anchor so that said prosthesis support is alignable by rotating said prosthesis support while being fully seated in said anchor;
• c) aligning said support relative to said anchor by rotating said support about said axis while said support is seated in said anchor;
• d) marking the relative position of said anchor and said support which is indicative of the alignment;
• e) removing said support and said anchor from said implant;
• f) bonding said support to said anchor using said marking to capture the alignment;
• g) rethreading the bonded anchor and support into said implant, the threading assuring said anchor to return to the exact same position as during the marking step;
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• h) attaching a dental prosthesis.