A dental component 10 for attachment to a dental implant 46, the dental component 10 comprising a component body 12 including at least one concave recess 38 and a metal adapter 14 removably attachable to the component body 12, wherein the metal adapter 14 includes at least one convex lobe 16 adapted to abut the at least one concave recess 38 in the component body 12 for preventing rotation between the component body 12 and the metal adapter 14, and wherein the at least one convex lobe 16 extends apically of an apical end 34 of the component body 12 when the metal adapter 14 is attached to the component body 12.