Impression-free implant restorations with Cerec InLab

Area of Science:

• Dentistry
• Biomaterials engineering
• Digital dentistry

Background:

• Traditional dental impressions are time-consuming and can be uncomfortable for patients.
• Advancements in digital dentistry offer alternatives to conventional impression techniques.
• Fabrication of implant components requires precision and material integrity.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate the efficacy of Cerec InLab software 3.80 for fabricating implant abutments and crowns.
• To assess the use of scanbodies for digital impressions in this workflow.
• To determine the mechanical properties of custom zirconia abutments bonded to titanium bases.

Main Methods:

• Utilized Cerec InLab software version 3.80 for digital workflow.
• Employed scanbodies for intraoral optical impression acquisition.
• Fabricated custom zirconia abutments and bonded them to titanium bases.

Main Results:

• Successful fabrication of implant abutments and crowns without physical impressions.
• Scanbodies facilitated accurate digital impression capture.
• Zirconia abutments bonded to titanium bases demonstrated suitability for high-torque fastening without tensile stress.

Conclusions:

• Cerec InLab software 3.80 provides an efficient method for digital fabrication of implant components.
• The scanbody-based digital impression technique is effective for implant restorations.
• The bonded zirconia-titanium base design ensures mechanical stability for implant abutments.