Clinical case of implant restoration using customized healing abutment.
10.4047/jkap.2015.53.3.222
- Author:
Jung Wan PARK
1
;
Min Ho HONG
;
Kyu Bok LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry and Advanced Dental Device Development Institute, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea. kblee@knu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Customized healing abutment;
Implant;
Intraoral scanner
- From:The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
2015;53(3):222-227
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Aesthetic impression is emphasized in the recent field of implant restoration. However, there is limitation of creating proper shape of soft tissue as well as cervical emergence profile due to the use of pre-existing healing abutment in the process of initial post-operative soft tissue healing period. Designing the shape of abutment into the final customized abutment instead of its original shape helped to achieve more aesthetic implant restoration by applying healing abutment which could minimize the malposition and recession of soft tissue. In this study, soft tissue healing was promoted using the post-operative customized healing abutment and thereby obtained the result of more aesthetic and functional restoration by minimizing displacement of soft tissue in the process of applying final customized abutment.
