Digital implant impressions with the "Individualized Scanbody Technique" for emergence profile support.

Joda, Tim; Wittneben, Julia; Brägger, Urs (2014). Digital implant impressions with the "Individualized Scanbody Technique" for emergence profile support. Clinical oral implants research, 25(3), pp. 395-397. Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/clr.12099

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OBJECTIVE

The Short Communication presents a clinical case in which a novel procedure--the "Individualized Scanbody Technique" (IST)--was applied, starting with an intraoral digital impression and using CAD/CAM process for fabrication of ceramic reconstructions in bone level implants.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

A standardized scanbody was individually modified in accordance with the created emergence profile of the provisional implant-supported restoration. Due to the specific adaptation of the scanbody, the conditioned supra-implant soft tissue complex was stabilized for the intraoral optical scan process. Then, the implant platform position and the supra-implant mucosa outline were transferred into the three-dimensional data set with a digital impression system. Within the technical workflow, the ZrO2 -implant-abutment substructure could be designed virtually with predictable margins of the supra-implant mucosa.

RESULTS

After finalization of the 1-piece screw-retained full ceramic implant crown, the restoration demonstrated an appealing treatment outcome with harmonious soft tissue architecture.

CONCLUSIONS

The IST facilitates a simple and fast approach for a supra-implant mucosal outline transfer in the digital workflow. Moreover, the IST closes the interfaces in the full digital pathway.

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