Restoration of a single mandibular molar demonstrates how the use of a shoulder depth gauge and an aluminum oxide sleeve facilitates the predictability and execution of aesthetic all-ceramic crowns.
Categories: All-Ceramic Crowns
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1. | Second patient visit showing temporary abutment of the one stage immediate implant placement technique. |
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2. | Implant well and soft tissue sulcus after removal of temporary abutment. |
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3. | Abutment shoulder probe inserted into the well of the implant to determine the appropriate Bicon stealth shouldered abutment for a subgingival shoulder positioning. |
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4. | A 5.0mm wide x 2.0mm high x 0° angle Bicon stealth shouldered abutment tapped into the well of the implant. By convention orientate the abutment to have a flat toward the buccal if possible |
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5. | A snap-on 6.0mm emergence cuff and acrylic sleeve being seated for the fabrication of a temporary crown. |
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6. | Temporary crown incorporating emergence cuff and acrylic sleeve. |
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7. | A Bicon aluminum oxide sleeve inserted to act as an impression transfer prior to being incorporated into finished all-ceramic crown. |
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8. | A Bicon aluminum oxide sleeve and an all-ceramic crown seated on an abutment analog. |
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9. | Lingual view of all-ceramic crown. Note gingival aesthetics. |
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10. | A finished all-ceramic crown built on a Bicon aluminum oxide sleeve. |
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11. | A post-operative radiograph of a 6.0 x 5.7mm implant with a 5.0 x 2.0mm shouldered abutment and a all-ceramic crown built on a Bicon aluminum oxide sleeve. The Bicon aluminum oxide sleeve was intra-orally cemented on the third patient visit. |