A technique to modify the length of an implant healing abutment.
In areas where esthetics is paramount, healing should be adequately completed around the implant healing abutment to stabilize the gingival margin before crown fabrication. This article describes a technique to increase the height of the healing abutment with laser welding when an implant is placed deep with thick overlying soft tissue.
Yilmaz
Burak
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Department of Restorative and Prosthetic Dentistry, The Ohio State University, College of Dentistry, Columbus, Ohio 43218, USA. brk.yilmaz@yahoo.com
McGlumphy
Edwin
E
Turkyilmaz
Ilser
I
D000044:Dental Abutments; D015921:Dental Implants; D003775:Dental Polishing; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D012994:Dental Soldering / Q000379:methods*; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005881:Gingiva / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007834:Lasers; D013499:Surface Properties; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology
D015921:Dental Implants