title: Custom-made laser-welded titanium implant prosthetic abutment.
abstract: A technique to create an individually modified implant prosthetic abutment is described. An overcasting is waxed onto a machined titanium abutment, cast in titanium, and joined to it with laser welding. With the proposed technique, a custom-made titanium implant prosthetic abutment is created with adequate volume and contour of metal to support a screw-retained, metal-ceramic implant-supported crown.
authors.affiliation: Clínica Bucodental MAIP, Residencial Paraíso 1, esc B, 1oC, 50008 Zaragoza, Spain. driglesia@clinicamaip.net
authors.forename: Miguel A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Iglesia-Puig
mesh_terms: D002516:Ceramics / Q000737:chemistry; D003442:Crowns; D000044:Dental Abutments; D015921:Dental Implants; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D017268:Dental Prosthesis Retention; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D012994:Dental Soldering / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007834:Lasers; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D008875:Middle Aged; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys; D014025:Titanium