Fabricating a Versatile Cement-Retained Implant Provisional Restoration with a Customized Temporary Abutment

Abstract

The utilization of an implant-supported provisional restoration is essential to the development of an anatomical gingival architecture, which is needed to attain an esthetically pleasing final restoration. Both screw-retained and cement-retained provisional restorations can be utilized for immediate or delayed provisionalization, each with their benefits and shortcomings. This article describes a versatile technique for fabricating a cement-retained implant provisional restoration that allows for extraoral customization of the provisional abutment to provide the desired emergence profile, and allows for the cement margin to be visible for precise removal of excess cement.