Abstract
Impression techniques for implant restorations can be implant level or abutment level impressions with open tray or closed tray techniques. Conventional implant-abutment level impression techniques are predictable for maximizing esthetic outcomes. Restoration of the implant traditionally requires the use of the metal or plastic impression copings, analogs, and laboratory components. Simplifying the dental implant restoration by reducing armamentarium through incorporating conventional techniques used daily for crowns and bridges will allow more general dentists to restore implants in their practices. The demonstrated technique is useful when modifications to implant abutments are required to correct the angulation of malpositioned implants. This technique utilizes conventional crown and bridge impression techniques. As an added benefit, it reduces costs by utilizing techniques used daily for crowns and bridges. The aim of this report is to describe a simplified conventional impression technique for custom abutments and modified prefabricated solid abutments for definitive restorations.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-24-2016
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.3390/dj4020014
Repository Citation
Kutkut, Ahmad; Abu-Hammad, Osama; and Frazer, Robert Q., "A Simplified Technique for Implant-Abutment Level Impression After Soft Tissue Adaptation Around Provisional Restoration" (2016). Oral Health Practice Faculty Publications. 4.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/ohp_facpub/4
Notes/Citation Information
Published in Dentistry Journal, v. 4, issue 2, 14, p. 1-8.
© 2016 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
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