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What is the abutment of a dental bridge?
A bridge is made up of two or more crowns for the teeth on either side of the gap — these two or more anchoring teeth are called abutment teeth — and a false tooth/teeth in between. These false teeth are called pontics and can be made from gold, alloys, porcelain, or a combination of these materials.
What is custom fabricated abutment?
Custom abutments are prosthetic components that connect directly to endosseous dental implants and are intended for use as an aid in prosthetic rehabilitation of missing teeth. Titanium, gold alloy, or zirconia with titanium base.
What is a custom abutment for a dental implant?
Custom abutments are as their name suggests, custom-made for your patients. These abutments can be accurately milled to fit the crest of their tissue as well as made gold colored or fabricated from zirconia for a better match to their teeth. For these reasons, they are recommended for use in the esthetic zone.
Is an abutment necessary?
A dental implant is an artificial tooth root. Your jawbone fuses with the implant to provide a secure platform for an artificial tooth (prosthesis). Abutments are connecting pieces that join the prosthesis to the implants. You may need an abutment and a prosthesis as part of your treatment.
Why choose exocad’s implant module?
With exocad’s Implant Module, the design of custom abutments is easy and straightforward. The design of screw-retained bridges, crowns and copings also becomes an easy task. Flexible design options for various types of implant-based restorations.
What is the exocad add-on module?
The add-on module supports a wide range of in-house milling systems. In addition, leading production centers will accept files generated by exocad software. With exocad’s Implant Module, the design of custom abutments is easy and straightforward. The design of screw-retained bridges, crowns and copings also becomes an easy task.
How to create angulated screw channels in exocad?
Angulated screw channels [4] is possible, if the configuration of your exocad software, and the implant library used, allows this. There are two possibilities to do it: Click anatomic surface, pre-op or waxup scan to let the screw channel go through this point.