title: A crown venting technique for the cementation of implant-supported crowns.
abstract: With the increased use of implant systems for the replacement of single teeth, some dental practitioners are choosing to permanently cement the final restoration instead of using the screw-retention modality. Many of these restorations have subgingival margins; therefore, the cementation technique becomes a critical procedure because incomplete seating of the restoration or excess cement can be lodged in the gingival sulcus. The use of a cement escape way or venting technique for the cementation of an implant-supported restoration is described.
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA. erschwed@u.washington.edu
authors.forename: E Ricardo
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Schwedhelm
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lepe
authors.forename: Tar Chee
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Aw
mesh_terms: D002484:Cementation / Q000379:methods*; D003442:Crowns; D003735:Dental Casting Technique / Q000295:instrumentation; D003738:Dental Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D019250:Dental Implants, Single-Tooth; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D017268:Dental Prosthesis Retention; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D005881:Gingiva / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D003738:Dental Cements