Immediate load dental implant system and method of use

A kit of dental components for providing an immediate support for a prosthetic component, comprising:

• a shaping drill for creating a bore having a cylindrical portion and a tapered portion;
• a compression tap having a compression thread for creating a female thread in said bore without removing a substantial amount of bone tissue, said compression tap having a cylindrical upper portion and a tapered lower portion said compression thread being on said cylindrical upper portion and said tapered lower portion;
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• a dental implant for insertion into said bore and having an outer thread for insertion into said female thread of said bore, said dental implant having a cylindrical section and a tapered section that substantially correspond to said cylindrical upper portion and said tapered lower portion, respectively, of said compression tap.

A method for installing into bone a dental implant capable of receiving an immediate load, comprising:

• creating a bore in said bone, said bore having a generally cylindrical proximal portion and a tapered distal portion;
• compressing a bone wall defining said bore along a generally helical locus to produce female threads on said bone wall;
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• placing said dental implant into said bore, said implant having a generally cylindrical section with a diameter that is at least the diameter of said generally cylindrical portion of said bore and a tapered section with dimensions that are at least the dimensions of said tapered portion of said bore, said implant having male threads interfitting with said female threads of said bore.

A method for installing a dental implant capable of receiving an immediate load, comprising:

• creating a bore in a bone that includes a tapered portion;
• rotatably inserting a compression bone tap into said bore to create female threads in a bone wall defining said bore;
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• placing said dental implant into said bore, said implant having a generally cylindrical section and a tapered section, said cylindrical section and said tapered section having male threads tightly interfitting with said female threads of said bore.