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. 2024 Dec;33(9):932-935.
doi: 10.1111/jopr.13813. Epub 2023 Dec 15.

Printed abutment model to limit residual cement: A dental technique

Andrew S Ryser  1 , Jennifer V Sabol  2 , Steven Handel  3
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Printed abutment model to limit residual cement: A dental technique

Andrew S Ryser et al. J Prosthodont. 2024 Dec.

Abstract

Preventing retained cement around implant-retained crowns is crucial for the long-term health and success of the implant. Residual subgingival cement is strongly associated with peri-mucositis and can lead to peri-implantitis. This clinical technique utilizes a 3D printed model of a custom abutment to seat the implant crown on before cementing intra-orally to extrude excess cement. The technique aims to limit the amount of retained cement at the crown-abutment margin and also takes into consideration the cement space already designed into the crown-abutment complex.

Keywords: 3D printing; cementation; dental implant prosthesis; peri‐implantitis.

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