title: Use of prefabricated titanium abutments and customized anatomic lithium disilicate structures for cement-retained implant restorations in the esthetic zone.
abstract: This report describes the fabrication of customized abutments consisting of prefabricated 2-piece titanium abutments and customized anatomic lithium disilicate structures for cement-retained implant restorations in the esthetic zone. The heat-pressed lithium disilicate provides esthetic customized anatomic structures and crowns independently of the computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing process.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Health and Rehabilitation, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, Ky. Electronic address: WeiShao.Lin@Louisville.edu.
authors.forename: Wei-Shao
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Health and Rehabilitation, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, Ky.
authors.forename: Bryan T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Health and Rehabilitation, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, Ky.
authors.forename: Amirali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zandinejad
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Center for Implant Dentistry, College of Dentistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.
authors.forename: William C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.affiliation: Director, Advanced Education in Prosthodontics; and Professor and Chair, Department of Oral Health and Rehabilitation, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, Ky.
authors.forename: Dean
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Morton
mesh_terms: D002484:Cementation / Q000379:methods; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003442:Crowns; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003738:Dental Cements / Q000737:chemistry*; D059605:Dental Implant-Abutment Design; D015921:Dental Implants; D003760:Dental Impression Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D003761:Dental Impression Technique; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D003776:Dental Porcelain / Q000737:chemistry*; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005881:Gingiva / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D011145:Polyvinyls / Q000737:chemistry; D019279:Resin Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D012833:Siloxanes / Q000737:chemistry; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D003738:Dental Cements; D015921:Dental Implants; D003760:Dental Impression Materials; D003764:Dental Materials; D011145:Polyvinyls; D019279:Resin Cements; D012833:Siloxanes; C493120:lithia disilicate; C502351:multilink adhesive system; C034183:vinyl polysiloxane; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D014025:Titanium