A dental implant. The dental implant is to be installed in a predrilled bore
formed
in jawbone tissue for retaining a dental prosthesis. The dental implant includes
a substantially cylindrical hollow base member having a wall defining a space in
the hollow base member, and through-thickness holes in communication with the space
and an outer surface of the wall. Hardened calcium phosphate cement is filled in
the through-thickness holes and in at least a portion of the space. A receiving
member is integrally formed at one end of the hollow base member for receiving
a dental prosthesis.
