AllCeram crowns for single replacement implant abutments

Clinicians who are comfortable with traditional porcelain fused to metal restorations may find the thickness of veneering porcelain addition to the CeraOne single tooth ceramic cap disconcerting. When using a premanufactured ceramic cap to fit the space of the final restoration, substantial amounts of "unsupported" veneer porcelain may be required to achieve tooth contact to adjacent or opposing dentition. A potential problem of weak, unsupported veneer porcelain has been addressed by a modification of an existing manufacturing process. By using CAD/CAM technology, a custom-designed Procera AllCeram coping can be created for the implant abutment that eliminates any concerns regarding the resultant design of the underlying ceramic cap substructure.