A laboratory procedure for optimal implant abutment preparation.
Simplicity and predictability have made cement-retained implant crowns the recent restoration of choice. The taper of the abutment is of particular importance for cement-retained implant restorations. The ideal taper of the implant abutment allows the clinician to control the overall retention of restorations. The technique described in this report presents the laboratory preparation of an implant abutment for a cement-retained crown using a counter gauge to control the preparation taper.
Ozcelik
Tuncer Burak
TB
Department of Prosthodontics, Başkent University Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara, Turkey.
Yilmaz
Burak
B
D003442:Crowns; D000044:Dental Abutments; D001840:Dental Bonding / Q000379:methods*; D015921:Dental Implants; D003762:Dental Instruments; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design / Q000379:methods*; D017268:Dental Prosthesis Retention; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D006801:Humans
D015921:Dental Implants