A method for registering the abutment screw position of cement-retained implant restorations

Figueras-Alvarez, Oscar; Cedeño, Rosario; Cano-Batalla, Jordi; Cabratosa-Termes, Josep

doi:10.1016/S0022-3913(10)60093-5

« Previous Next »Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 104, Issue 1 , Pages 60-62, July 2010

A method for registering the abutment screw position of cement-retained implant restorations

Oscar Figueras-Alvarez, PhD
- Associate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, International University of Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- Corresponding author: Dr Oscar Figueras-Alvarez, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Campus Sant Cugat, s/n Josep Trueta Street, 08195 Sant Cugat del Vallés, Barcelona, SPAIN, Fax: 93 504 20 41
Rosario Cedeño
- Research Collaborator, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, International University of Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Jordi Cano-Batalla
- Research Collaborator, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, International University of Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Josep Cabratosa-Termes, PhD
- Chairman, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, International University of Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

The primary concern with cement-retained implant restorations is retrievability. A simple method is described that allows identification of the location of the abutment screw in cement-retained implant restorations by superposition of 2 digital photographs of the definitive cast with and without the restoration. (J Prosthet Dent 2010;104:60-62)