Implant-Supported Restoration Techniques

By Gregg Helvey, DDS, CDT

This article reviews implant-supported restoration techniques. It explains the advantages and disadvantages of screw-retained versus cemented implant-supported restorations and the variations in techniques in the fabrication process. It also describes a technique in restoring the loss of gingival tissue with implant restorations in the anterior region.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Describe the fabrication of cement-retained/screw-retained hybrid single crowns.
• Explain how to correct malpositioned implants with angulated screw-channel technology.
• Explain how to replace lost gingival tissue in the anterior region with creative prosthetics.

About the Author

Gregg Helvey, DDS, CDT
Private Practice, Middleburg, Virginia