title: A laboratory procedure for optimal implant abutment preparation.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Başkent University Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tuncer Burak
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Ozcelik
authors.forename: Burak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants