title: Rehabilitation with implant-supported suprastructures at the time of the abutment surgery: a case report.
abstract: This case report describes the clinical and technical placement procedures for single tooth implant-supported restorations at the time of second-stage surgery. After an implant is placed, its position in relationship to the adjoining teeth can be precisely recorded, using an impression coping and a prefabricated individual resin tray. The tray and the impression coping are joined with self-curing resin and then remounted on the master cast to place an implant analog. The modified master cast is used to fabricate the definitive restoration. Following second-stage surgery, an all-ceramic single crown is placed. The periimplant tissues are molded into position by the definitive restoration, and the healing of the periimplant tissues is controlled entirely by the anatomy of the prefabricated definitive restoration. The learning objective of this article is to familiarize clinicians with placement of implant-supported restorations at the time of second-stage surgery. The method is simple and efficient, and it can also be used with one-phase implant system restorations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Tubingen, Germany.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Knode
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D015921:Dental Implants; D003761:Dental Impression Technique; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D003765:Models, Dental; D008963:Molar; D014093:Tooth, Artificial; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants