Bicon Dental Implants
Friday, November 21st 2008 3:01PM EDT

Immediate Stabilization and Function / Bicon Integrated Abutment Crowns™: Impression, Shade Recording, and Insertion of Immediately Placed and Functioning Maxillary Left Incisor Implants with Integrated Abutment Crowns™
This case demonstrates the implant level transfer impression for two maxillary left incisor implants that were immediately placed and functioning as well as the shade recording and insertion of their Integrated Abutment Crowns™.
     


1. Bonded stabilizing prosthesis prior to its being removed at the patient’s second clinical visit.


2. Radiograph of integrated implants fifteen weeks after implant placement.


3. Green 3.0mm impression reamer being inserted onto guide pin to remove any tissue which might inhibit the complete seating of an impression post.


4. Green 3.0mm impression post being inserted into the 3.0mm well of an integrated implant for the making of an implant level transfer impression.


5. Green 3.0mm impression reamer being inserted onto guide pin to remove any tissue which might inhibit the complete seating of an impression post.


6. Impression post being tapped into place to assure its proper seating.


7. Impression post being tapped into place to assure its proper seating.


8. Impression material being injected around the impression post for the making of a full arch implant level transfer impression.


9. View of sulci.


10. Digital image being taken of shade guide against a black plastic background to facilitate the fabrication of an aesthetic Integrated Abutment Crown™.


11. Transitional prosthesis re-inserted after the making of an implant level impression and shade recording.


12. Integrated Abutment Crowns™ on stone model.


13. View of maxillary left lateral incisor Integrated Abutment Crown™.


14. View of maxillary left central incisor Integrated Abutment Crown™.


15. View of transitional prosthesis prior to its removal for the insertion of the Integrated Abutment Crowns™ four weeks after the patient's second clinical visit.


16. View of implant wells and soft tissue sulci.


17. Well of implant being cleaned with alcohol on a cotton tipped applicator.


18. Abutment post receiving its mandatory alcohol wipe to remove any contaminants that would reduce the effectiveness of its locking taper engagement.


19. Maxillary left central incisor Integrated Abutment Crown™ being inserted.


20. Well of implant being cleaned with alcohol on a cotton tipped applicator.


21. Abutment post receiving its mandatory alcohol wipe to remove any contaminants that would reduce the effectiveness of its locking taper engagement.


22. Maxillary left lateral incisor Integrated Abutment Crown™ being inserted.


23. A clear acrylic orientation jig is being used to initially position the Integrated Abutment Crowns™.


24. Yellow thermoplastic custom seating jig which was formed with a crown alignment device is seated in a crown seating tip attached to a straight handle to facilitate directing the tapping forces in the long axis of the abutment post and implant well.


25. Yellow thermoplastic custom seating jig which was formed with a crown alignment device is seated in a crown seating tip attached to a straight handle to facilitate directing the tapping forces in the long axis of the abutment post and implant well.


26. Post-insertion radiograph of Integrated Abutment Crowns™.


27. Right profile view of seated Integrated Abutment Crowns™.


28. Left profile view of seated Integrated Abutment Crowns™.


29. Patient’s smile.
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