title: Refining cast implant-retained restorations by electrical discharge machining.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Tex., USA.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Schmitt
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Chance
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Cronin
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D007283:Inlay Casting Wax