title: Fabrication of a digitally scanned, custom-shaped abutment: a clinical report.
abstract: A procedure for the creation of a custom, anatomic implant abutment copy milled with digitally scanned information has been described. The definitive restoration was a custom-machined abutment with a ceramic crown that had an aluminous oxide core.
authors.affiliation: Department of Coninuing Education, School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. cmarchak@aol.com
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Marchack
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamashita
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000537:Aluminum Oxide; D002484:Cementation; D002516:Ceramics; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003442:Crowns; D000044:Dental Abutments; D015921:Dental Implants; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants; D000537:Aluminum Oxide