Designing abutments for cement retained implant supported restorations.
In another article in this series the authors' preference for screw retained implant supported restorations was presented together with a literature review and rationale.(1) There remain situations when screw retention is not possible due to implant position, implant trajectory, aesthetics or function.
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University of Southern California School of Dentistry, 4374 University Park, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA. wchee@usc.edu
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D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D001863:Bone Screws; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003738:Dental Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design / Q000379:methods*; D017268:Dental Prosthesis Retention / Q000379:methods*; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D003738:Dental Cements