title: Interim Prosthesis Options for Dental Implants.
abstract: Dental implants have become a popular treatment modality for replacing missing teeth. In this regard, the importance of restoring patients with function during the implant healing period has grown in recent decades. Esthetic concerns, especially in the anterior region of the maxilla, should also be considered until the definitive restoration is delivered. Another indication for such restorations is maintenance of the space required for esthetic and functional definitive restorations in cases where the implant site is surrounded by natural teeth. Numerous articles have described different types of interim prostheses and their fabrication techniques. This article aims to briefly discuss all types of implant-related interim prostheses by different classification including provisional timing (before implant placement, after implant placement in unloading and loading periods), materials, and techniques used for making the restorations, the type of interim prosthesis retention, and definitive restoration. Furthermore, the abutment torque for such restorations and methods for transferring the soft tissue from interim to definitive prostheses are addressed.
authors.affiliation: Dental Implant Research Center, Dentistry Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Tehran University of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Hakimeh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Siadat
authors.affiliation: Dental research center, Dentistry Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Marzieh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alikhasi
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Elaheh
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Beyabanaki
mesh_terms: D000044:Dental Abutments; D015921:Dental Implants; D003794:Dental Restoration, Temporary / Q000379:methods*; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D003833:Denture, Partial, Temporary; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants
keywords: Dental implant; interim prosthesis; provisional restoration; provisionalization