title: Dynamic Abutment: A method of redirecting screw access for implant-supported restorations: Technical details and a clinical report.
abstract: The esthetic outcome of implant-supported restorations is affected by the implant position. A well-placed implant will allow appropriate contours of the restoration and together with an adequate volume of soft tissue will result in a functional and esthetic restoration. When a screw-retained restoration is anticipated, an implant that is angled too far facially would be esthetically unacceptable. In 2004, an abutment called the Dynamic Abutment (Talladium International Implantology) became commercially available. This abutment can allow a deviation of the restoration screw access angle to the implant angle of up to 28 degrees while allowing a screw-retained restoration to be connected directly to the platform of the implant. The purpose of this article was to describe the components, technique, and clinical use of this abutment.
authors: Visiting Professor, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: eva.berroeta@clinicaevaberroeta.com.
authors: Eva
authors: E
authors: Berroeta
authors: Visiting Professor, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
authors: Ion
authors: I
authors: Zabalegui
authors: Professor and Section Head, Dental Materials, Department of Operative Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
authors: Terrence
authors: T
authors: Donovan
authors: Director and Ralph & Jean Bleak Professor of Restorative Dentistry, Implant Dentistry and Co-director Advanced Education in Prosthodontics Program, Ostrow School of Dentistry of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif.
authors: Winston
authors: W
authors: Chee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000044:Dental Abutments; D059605:Dental Implant-Abutment Design; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D016379:Denture, Partial, Fixed, Resin-Bonded; D003833:Denture, Partial, Temporary; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005260:Female; D005881:Gingiva / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery