Posterior single implant prosthesis using scannable healing abutment
10.4047/jkap.2019.57.4.432
- Author:
Seong Min KIM
1
;
Kyu Bok LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea. kblee@knu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Implant prosthesis;
Intraoral scan;
Healing abutment
- MeSH:
Dentists;
Humans;
Methods;
Prostheses and Implants
- From:The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
2019;57(4):432-438
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Accurate impression taking for the success of implant prosthesis is a very important process. Methods of taking implant impression include the conventional method using impression coping and impression material, and the digital method using an intraoral scanner and scanbody. However, the impression coping or the scanbody must install after remove healing abutment. Because of this, the dentist must repeat the process of removing and installing the healing abutment, the impression coping or the scanbody several times. In addition, the impression coping or the scanbody rises higher than the occlusal surface, so the patient has the inconvenience of constantly maintaining the open state. Recently, a scannable healing abutment, which can be scanned by a intraoral scanner directly, without the need to remove the healing abutment by applying a scannable part of the scanbody to the healing abutment, was introduced. We present a case of single posterior implant prosthesis using a scannable healing abutment.
