Refining cast implant-retained restorations by electrical discharge machining.
The UCLA abutment was developed to create implant-retained restorations with ideal contours, excellent esthetics, and minimal vertical space requirements for restorative materials. A major drawback of this abutment is that casting inaccuracies in the lost-wax process are difficult to control. This article describes a method of refining cast implant-retained restorations by use of electrical discharge machining.
Schmitt
S M
SM
Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Tex., USA.
Chance
D A
DA
Cronin
R J
RJ
D000044:Dental Abutments; D003735:Dental Casting Technique; D003767:Dental Occlusion, Balanced; D003769:Dental Occlusion, Traumatic / Q000517:prevention & control; D003775:Dental Polishing / Q000379:methods*; D004572:Electrolysis; D006801:Humans; D007283:Inlay Casting Wax
D007283:Inlay Casting Wax