Plastic temporary abutments with provisional restorations in immediate loading procedures: a clinical report

Implant Dent. 2006 Sep;15(3):236-40. doi: 10.1097/01.id.0000230306.93399.d0.

Abstract

A provisional restoration in combination with an implant-retained restoration provides many of the same benefits as nonimplant-retained fixed restorations. Provisional restorations serve as a diagnostic tool to confirm esthetics, contours, accessibility for oral hygiene, and can be used to duplicate the definitive restoration. A provisional restoration allows for communication between the patient, dentist, and technician. The soft tissue around the implants can heal according to the contours of the provisional restoration. However, implant-retained treatment can require an extended period of osseointegration, and provisional treatment can be a challenge if a removable prosthesis is provided because adjustments of the denture may become necessary during healing. This article presents a case report that describes the simultaneous placement of implants with the connection of fixed provisional restorations to prefabricated plastic provisional abutments.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Dental Abutments*
  • Dental Materials / therapeutic use
  • Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported / methods*
  • Dental Restoration, Temporary / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Plastics / therapeutic use
  • Time Factors
  • Weight-Bearing

Substances

  • Dental Materials
  • Plastics