A modified implant healing abutment to optimize soft tissue contours: a case report

Implant Dent. 2004 Dec;13(4):297-300. doi: 10.1097/01.id.0000144510.66524.87.

Abstract

The soft tissue profile created around a conventional healing abutment may be inadequate to accommodate an anatomically shaped abutment that is larger than a standard machined abutment. This causes difficulties in its insertion and subsequent impression-making and provisional restoration fabrication. This article presents a simple technique to overcome these problems.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Dental Abutments*
  • Dental Implantation, Endosseous
  • Dental Implants, Single-Tooth*
  • Dental Prosthesis Design*
  • Dental Restoration, Temporary
  • Gingiva / anatomy & histology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Wound Healing