title: The use of a coded healing abutment as an impression coping to design and mill an individualized anatomic abutment: a clinical report.
abstract: A coded implant healing abutment makes an impression at the implant level no longer necessary. An impression is made of the healing abutment, which is placed onto the implant directly after implant placement. The codes embedded in the occlusal surface of the healing abutment provide essential information for the computer software to place the implant analog in the definitive cast and to design and mill the definitive abutment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Centre for Dentistry and Oral Hygiene, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands. g.telleman@kchir.umcg.nl
authors.forename: Gerdien
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Telleman
authors.forename: Gerry M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Raghoebar
authors.forename: Arjan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vissink
authors.forename: Henny J A
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Meijer
mesh_terms: D000848:Anodontia / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003442:Crowns; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods; D019250:Dental Implants, Single-Tooth; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D017268:Dental Prosthesis Retention; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019186:Mandibular Advancement / Q000379:methods; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000379:methods; D057909:Orthognathic Surgery / Q000379:methods; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D063173:Retrognathia / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult