A dental implant (105,137,156) has an elongated body (100) having first
and second end portions (101,103) and having a root on one end portion
(104,115,116) for attaching to a patient's jawbone to replace the root of
a removed tooth. The root portion (104,115,116) has an anatomically
shaped portion between the end portions of the body for fitting into a
jawbone opening below the gum tissue of a patient when the root
(104,115,116) is attached to a jawbone. An artificial tooth abutment
(103,112 & 113) is formed on the other end of the elongated body for
attaching an artificial tooth thereon of the abutment extending above the
gum line of a patient. A method of attaching a dental implant
(105,137,156) includes the steps of extracting a patient's tooth and
selecting the dental implant (105,137,156) of the apparatus and attaching
the dental implant root (104,115,116) with the jawbone of a patient with
the abutment (103,112,113) extending above the gum tissue of the patient
and attaching the artificial tooth to the abutment.