Cement-retained versus screw-retained implant restorations: achieving optimal occlusion and esthetics in implant dentistry.
BACKGROUND
Optimal occlusion and esthetics are goals in prosthetic treatment. Implant dentistry is no exception.


OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this article is to discuss how the choice to use screw-retained or cement-retained implants dramatically influences the occlusion and esthetics.
Hebel
K S
KS
Eastman Dental Center, Department of Graduate Prosthodontics, Rochester, N. Y, USA.
Gajjar
R C
RC
D002484:Cementation; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D017268:Dental Prosthesis Retention / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans