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A Customized Healing Abutment for Immediate and Delayed Implant Cases
Lambert J Stumpel1, Chandur Wadhwani2
1Private Practice, San Francisco, California.
Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry (Jamesburg, N.J. : 1995)
|November 16, 2017
Summary
Customized healing abutments enhance bone and soft tissue volume. A simple chairside technique allows precise fabrication and positioning for esthetic, functional dental restorations.
Area of Science:
- Dental Implantology
- Prosthodontics
- Biomaterials
Background:
- Anatomically contoured healing abutments aid in bone and soft tissue augmentation by protecting grafts.
- Customized healing abutments show improved outcomes over standard types, even in healed sites.
Observation:
- This article presents a technique for chairside fabrication of customized healing abutments.
- The technique ensures precise contouring and exact 3D intraoral positioning.
Findings:
- The described method facilitates the creation of customized healing abutments that closely mimic natural root contours.
- This leads to significant bone and soft-tissue volume augmentation.
Implications:
- This technique offers a straightforward approach to generating esthetic and functional implant-supported restorations.
- It enhances predictability in achieving desired soft tissue maturation and final restoration outcomes.
