What about implant custom abutment? Let’s learn about this dental topic so when you need one, you will know what to do and will be well-informed about it.
There is a lot of confusion with patients who visited dentists for 2nd opinions about a certain question. The question being: do dental implants need custom abutments or not? We will try our best to make this as non-technical as possible. If you are a bit confused after reading this, please contact us.
Most implants are composed of three pieces. The implant that goes in your bone, the abutment the holds the tooth, and the crown tooth that attaches to the abutment.
In most dental practice the additional expense of a custom abutment is not always necessary. It can make the cost of the dental implant higher by around 10%.
The best option to avoid making a custom abutment is for your implant to be placed correctly. Many implants are not placed correctly at an incorrect angle and require a custom abutment to make it straight again.
Nothing beats a well-placed implant.
In this is age of 3-D crown fabrication a custom abutment and/or screw retained crown can be a nice upgrade.
A well-placed implant allows dentists to utilise a pre-fabricated or semi-custom abutment and reduce the expense of a patient. This type of abutment has a better fit, too, compared to a customised one since the titanium mating surfaces is manufactured to fit extremely tight. Properly-made dental implants have an extremely tight connection between the implant and the abutment. This is highly important for the long-term maintenance of the bone around the implant. What about implant custom abutment? Let’s learn about this dental topic so when you need one, you will know what to do and will be well-informed about it.