Implant Abutment – Dental lab Melbourne
With dental implants the abutment refers to the post that joins the tooth to the jawbone. In other contexts the term ‘abutment’ can refer to other connecting elements.
The abutment for an implant is a screw-like post, usually made from titanium or perhaps gold or surgical stainless steel. Titanium remains the most commonly used material because it osseointegrates with the jawbone (bonds at a biological level) to form and extremely strong connection. At the same time it is fairly light and does not have any negative reaction with the human body.
Correct alignment of the abutment that support a tooth is important. It is not always aligned straight into the jaw. The abutment and tooth will experience a significant amount of pressure when an individual is chewing. The correct abutment alignment will take the alignment of the jaw and other teeth into account. This will allow pressure on the implant and surrounding teeth to be spread in the best manner possible.
Abutments come in standard unit sets, consisting of a three piece or two piece set. One piece abutments also exist, but the three piece set remains the most common. These abutments sets, with variation in size, can be used in most dental situations. The section of the abutment that connects to the tooth will screw into the matching part that has been set into the jawbone.
An implant custom abutment may be used in some circumstances where the patient’s jawbone does not comfortably accommodate any generic abutment. These custom parts will be manufactured at a dental laboratory using CAD Cam technology (Computer aided design, and computer aided manufacture) to suit the individual client mouth.
Dental implant professional labs will manufacture customs implants and occasionally custom abutments for an individual’s replacement tooth. Modern computer modelling of the mouth and computer design and manufacturing ensure the best possible result for custom dental parts.
