Cement residue on customized abutments and crowns

The clinical retention of restorations on implants can be achieved with either screws or cement on the abutments. Both options have their advantages and limitations. For example, the use of cement retention is often impaired because undetected cement residue accumulates below the soft tissue margin. As a result, the peri-implant tissues can become inflamed. New technologies have been developed to possibly improve this situation. The use of computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) to fabricate custom implant abutments and frameworks is a new technology with the potential to fit so well that cement will not accumulate undetected.

Source: Dental Abstracts - March 1, 2018 Category: Dentistry Tags: Inquiry Source Type: research