Systems and methods are provided that relate to a dental implant procedure. In one example, a dental implant method may include drilling an implant hole into a jaw bone. Gingiva adjacent to the implant hole may be removed to create a ledge portion in a bone surface surrounding the hole. The method may further include inserting a dental implant into the implant hole, the dental implant having a removably coupled healing abutment. The healing abutment may include a projection having a projection diameter greater than the implant hole diameter. As the implant is driven into the implant hole, the projection may stop advancement of the dental implant via contact between the projection and the ledge portion.
