title: [Clinical application of implant-supported restoration with all-ceramic crown fused to small-size titanium abutment].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To get aesthetic implant-supported restorations by means of the all-ceramic crown fused to small-size titanium abutment and evaluate the quality of the restorations.
  
  
  METHODS
  A small-size titanium abutment that had extremely thin circumferential collar and axial wall was fabricated, while a Cercon all-ceramic crown made with computer aided manufacture (CAM). The crown was fused to the abutment by firing the opaque porcelain. A total of 6 restorations in 5 patients were installed and assessed according to the California Dental Association (CDA) quality evaluation system.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All the restorations were fabricated well and ranked in clinic evaluation excellent for surface, anatomical form, marginal quality, and color at baseline and one year after insertion, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The restoration of all-ceramic crown fused to titanium small-size abutment is a new aesthetic alternative for the implant-supported restoration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Yong-lie
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Chao
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sui
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003442:Crowns; D000044:Dental Abutments; D019250:Dental Implants, Single-Tooth; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014025:Titanium
chemical_list: D003776:Dental Porcelain; D014025:Titanium