
- Introduction about the speaker.
- Outline of the course.
Explore how abutment materials—from titanium and zirconia to lithium disilicate and PEEK—affect strength, aesthetics, and clinical choices. Learn about hybrid designs, customization, and healing abutments for durable restorations.
The candidate will be able to discriminate the difference between the cement and screw retained restorations and the advantages and disadvantages of each.
Learn when to choose custom castable abutments over stock options, considering tissue color, height, margins, space, hygiene access, and engaging versus non-engaging designs.
Explore practical case-based strategies for managing challenging dental implant abutments, including high collar height to support healing, customized abutments, and indexing to ensure accurate seating.
The take-home message emphasizes that implant abutment connection is a critical, case-specific choice, guided by color, height, finish line configurations, and abutment inclinations, with customized abutments offering good solutions.
The success of implant-supported restorations is measured not only by the degree of osseointegration of the implants, but also by how well the restorations blend with the supporting tissues. Adequate management of the peri-implant soft-tissue depends on several factors including abutment design, abutment material, implant-abutment connection, and mode of the retention of the abutment to different restorative materials. In this course, the role and types of abutments will be discussed to facilitate functional and aesthetic successful outcomes in everyday dental practice.