A Technique for Duplicating the Contours of an Interim Implant Supported Crown to Fabricate a Custom Impression Coping and the Definitive Prosthesis.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of the presented technique is to enable the clinician to replicate the contours of the interim prosthesis.


METHODS
A clinical case report is presented where this novel technique was implemented. A stone base and a silicone index were used to duplicate the contours of an interim prosthesis, so that the definitive restoration can have similar contours.


RESULTS
The definitive prosthesis was fabricated based on the acquired soft tissue architecture and the contours of the interim restoration.


CONCLUSIONS
The presented technique may assist clinicians in replicating the contours of interim restorations into the definitive prosthesis.
*Assistant Professor, Advanced Education Program in Prosthodontics, Department of Prosthodontics, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Odontologicas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Private Prosthodontic Practice, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. †Assistant Professor, Advanced Education Program in Implant Dentistry, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA; Private Prosthodontic Practice, Ventura, CA, and Director, California Institute of dental Education, Ventura, CA.
Frederico
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Vasconcellos
Periklis
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Proussaefs
D003442:Crowns; D003760:Dental Impression Materials; D003761:Dental Impression Technique; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003794:Dental Restoration, Temporary / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans
D003760:Dental Impression Materials