of teeth to be implanted several jigs 21 may be required for example fig9 shows a jig 21 for a single large tooth such as a molar if two adjacent teeth of the same size are to be implanted the area 23 enclosed by dotted lines would be open a reduced adjacent cutout 24 would be used where two teeth of dissimilar size are to be implanted such as a canine tooth next to a molar in use the jig 21 is placed over the area of the gum to be operated upon with a skirt 25 placed on both sides of the aveolar ridge while the jig 21 shown is linear in structure it is contemplated that the jig could also be curved to better fit the natural curve of the gum line this is shown in fig1 which shows a jig 21 utilized for a full denture replacement or when several implants are to be made in the same jaw but natural teeth are to left undisturbed fig1 shows the gum cutting scalpel 29 utilized in conjunction with the jig 21 in the implant procedure consisting of a handle 30 with a scalpel guide 31 and cutting blade 32 mounted on the end thereof by threaded connectors 33 to cut the center line of the gum the scalpel guide 31 rests on the upper surface of the jig 21 with the wing 34 riding along the jig skirt 25 with the guide and wing 31 and 34 removed the blade can be.