Enossal implant

Claim 1

An enossal implant for removably fastening a removable tooth replacement comprising a base body, and an implant post for connection to said base body and for providing a connection for said tooth replacement, wherein the improvement comprises: said base body: (a) being substantially rigid and elongated; (b) having a closed bottom and an open top; (c) defining a recess therein; (d) defining shoulder means at said top and adjacent said open top for receiving mating shoulder means; and (e) having internal thread means in said recess adjacent said bottom; there being further provided: spacer means: (a) which are substantially cylindrical, hollow and have first and second spaced ends; (1) said first end constructed for engagement by an implant post; and (2) said second end defining shoulder means for mating engagement with said shoulder means on said base body; and (b) being removably mounted on said base body; said implant post being an elongated member constructed to fit within and extend from said base body and spacer means, said implant post defining a tooth replacement fastening head and cushion means for cushioning forces applied thereto, said post: (a) having an elongated body threaded at one end for engagement with said base body threads; (b) defining a fastening head at the other end of the post body; (c) defining spacer means engaging shoulder means for engaging the first end of said spacer means and urging said spacer means into engagement with said base body and for capturing said spacer means between the base body and the implant shoulder means; and (d) having cushioning means between said fastening head and threads for cushioning forces applied to said post.