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. 1998 Jul-Aug;11(4):312-6.

Customized titanium single-implant abutments: 2-year follow-up pilot study

T Jemt  1
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  • PMID: 9758994

Customized titanium single-implant abutments: 2-year follow-up pilot study

T Jemt. Int J Prosthodont. 1998 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to describe an alternative technique to fabricate single-implant restorations by using adjustable titanium abutments with porcelain applied directly to the abutment, and to follow an early group of patients treated with these crowns.

Materials and methods: Seventeen randomly selected single crowns were consecutively placed in 14 patients and then followed for 2 years. A protocol of using healing abutments, implant impressions, and adjustment of the final abutment in the laboratory was used to fabricate the crowns.

Results: The clinical result revealed few clinical problems, and the mean marginal bone loss was 0.4 mm (standard deviation +/- 0.57 mm) after 1 year in function.

Conclusion: The conclusion drawn, based in part on published literature, was that occurrence of mucosal inflammation and marginal bone loss was not related to the use of the present protocol.

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