A method for registering the abutment screw position of cement-retained implant restorations.
The primary concern with cement-retained implant restorations is retrievability. A simple method is described that allows identification of the location of the abutment screw in cement-retained implant restorations by superposition of 2 digital photographs of the definitive cast with and without the restoration.
Figueras-Alvarez
Oscar
O
Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, International University of Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. drfigueras@gmail.com
Cedeño
Rosario
R
Cano-Batalla
Jordi
J
Cabratosa-Termes
Josep
J
D000044:Dental Abutments; D003738:Dental Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D015921:Dental Implants; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D017268:Dental Prosthesis Retention; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D023861:Photography, Dental / Q000379:methods; D012984:Software
D003738:Dental Cements; D015921:Dental Implants