An alternative technique for fabricating an implant-supported interim prosthesis by using a fully digital approach

Jing Zhang; Lin Chen; Hongxia Tang; Rimei Zhang

doi:10.1016/j.prosdent.2020.08.043

An alternative technique for fabricating an implant-supported interim prosthesis by using a fully digital approach

J Prosthet Dent. 2022 Feb;127(2):228-232. doi: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2020.08.043. Epub 2020 Dec 6.

Authors

Jing Zhang¹, Lin Chen², Hongxia Tang³, Rimei Zhang⁴

Affiliations

¹ Dental Technician, Center of Digital Dentistry, Yantai Stomatology Hospital, Yantai, PR China.
² Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Oral Implantology, Yantai Stomatology Hospital, Yantai, PR China.
³ Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Implantology, Yantai Stomatology Hospital, Yantai, PR China.
⁴ Associate Professor, Department of Dental Technology, Yantai Stomatology Hospital, Yantai, PR China. Electronic address: dent_zhangrm@163.com.

PMID: 33298318
DOI: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2020.08.043

Abstract

This article describes an alternative digital approach for fabricating an implant-supported interim prosthesis. An interim prosthesis with an appropriate emergence profile and esthetics was fabricated before surgery and connected to the interim abutment immediately after implantation guided by a prosthetic template.

MeSH terms

Dental Implants*
Dental Prosthesis Design
Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported*
Esthetics, Dental

Substances

Dental Implants