A digital technique for fabricating implant-supported interim restorations in the esthetic zone

Xiaoqiang Liu; Yao Tan; Jianzhang Liu; Jianguo Tan

doi:10.1016/j.prosdent.2017.05.006

A digital technique for fabricating implant-supported interim restorations in the esthetic zone

J Prosthet Dent. 2018 Apr;119(4):540-544. doi: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2017.05.006. Epub 2017 Jul 11.

Authors

Xiaoqiang Liu¹, Yao Tan², Jianzhang Liu³, Jianguo Tan⁴

Affiliations

¹ Dentist, Department of Prosthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing, PR China.
² Dentist, The Second Dental Center, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing, PR China.
³ Associate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing, PR China. Electronic address: liujianzhangdr@163.com.
⁴ Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing, PR China.

PMID: 28709675
DOI: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2017.05.006

Abstract

A digital technique for fabricating an implant-supported interim restoration is presented. The labial cervical architecture of the natural tooth is captured before extraction and registered to form the emergence profile of the interim restoration. A well-contoured interim restoration is fabricated before surgery and connected to the immediately placed implant with a customized interim abutment.

MeSH terms

Computer-Aided Design*
Crowns*
Dental Implants, Single-Tooth*
Dental Prosthesis Design*
Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported*
Esthetics, Dental
Humans