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An esthetic solution for single-implant restorations - type III porcelain veneer bonded to a screw-retained custom abutment: A clinical report.

Magne P, Magne M, Jovanovic SA

Associate Professor, Don and Sybil Harrington Foundation Chair of Esthetic Dentistry, Division of Primary Oral Health Care, School of Dentistry, University of Southern California; Associate Professor, Don and Sybil Harrington Foundation Chair of Esthetic Dentistry, Division of Primary Oral Health Care, School of Dentistry, University of Southern California.

A new esthetic solution to restore dental implants in combination with limited interdental, facial or labial, or interocclusal space is presented. This article describes the translational application of novel-design porcelain veneers and adhesive restorative principles in the implant realm. A patient is presented who was treated with a single implant-supported restoration replacing a missing mandibular lateral incisor and partially collapsed interdental space. A screw-retained custom metal ceramic abutment was combined with a bonded porcelain restoration. This unique design was motivated by the limited restorative space and subgingival implant shoulder. It was also developed as a solution to the interference of the screw-access channel with the incisal edge, therefore providing the surgeon with more options during implant axis selection. The porcelain-to-porcelain adhesive approach was used instead of traditional principles of retention and resistance form of the abutment. (J Prosthet Dent 2008;99:2-7).

Published 9 January 2008 in J Prosthet Dent, 99(1): 2-7.
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