A dental component 10 for attachment to a dental implant 46, the dental component comprising a ceramic component body 12, wherein the component body comprises a screw channel 60 passing through the component body and forming a first opening 62a at a first end 64a and a second opening 62b at an apical end 64b, and a screw seat 68 proximal to the apical end of the screw channel for seating the head 70 of a screw 72 for the fixation of the dental component to the dental implant, wherein the longitudinal axis 92a of the screw channel at the first end does not match the longitudinal axis 92b of the screw channel at the apical end and a metal adapter 14 removable attachable to the component body, wherein the metal adapter 14 comprises a bore 28 passing through the metal adapter 14 and forming a coronal opening 30a and an apical opening 30b. A method of attaching a dental component is also described.
