A technique for fabricating single screw-retained implant-supported interim crowns in conjunction with implant surgery.
This article presents an intraoral technique for fabricating single screw-retained implant-supported interim crowns immediately after surgical implant placement in extraction sites. The technique may be used with any implant system that provides a provisional abutment or an open-tray impression coping that can be modified for use as a provisional abutment.
Private practice, Bellingham, Wash.
M Eric
ME
McRory
Associate Dean of Postgraduate Affairs, Director of Advanced Prosthodontics Program, Department of Prosthodontics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry, Memphis, Tenn. Electronic address: dcagna@uthsc.edu.
David R
DR
Cagna
D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D003442:Crowns; D059605:Dental Implant-Abutment Design; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D019250:Dental Implants, Single-Tooth; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D003775:Dental Polishing / Q000379:methods; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003794:Dental Restoration, Temporary; D003801:Dental Veneers; D006801:Humans; D057893:Immediate Dental Implant Loading; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D013499:Surface Properties; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D020390:Tooth Socket / Q000601:surgery
D003188:Composite Resins; D003764:Dental Materials