A technique for managing and accurate registration of periimplant soft tissues

Athanasios Ntounis; Aikaterini Petropoulou

doi:10.1016/S0022-3913(10)60139-4

A technique for managing and accurate registration of periimplant soft tissues

J Prosthet Dent. 2010 Oct;104(4):276-9. doi: 10.1016/S0022-3913(10)60139-4.

Authors

Athanasios Ntounis¹, Aikaterini Petropoulou

Affiliation

¹ Department of Graduate Periodontology, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-0007, USA. thanosdounis@gmail.com

PMID: 20875533
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3913(10)60139-4

Abstract

This article describes an indirect impression technique that accurately captures the soft tissue contours around an implant-supported provisional restoration. Customized impression copings are used to transfer the soft tissue architecture created by the interim prosthesis. The definitive restoration is shaped like the provisional restoration, maintaining the emergence profile and optimizing esthetics.

MeSH terms

Dental Abutments
Dental Implantation, Endosseous / methods*
Dental Impression Materials
Dental Impression Technique*
Dental Prosthesis Design / methods*
Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported*
Dental Restoration, Temporary*
Humans
Jaw, Edentulous / rehabilitation
Patient Care Planning

Substances

Dental Impression Materials