The Effect of Coded Healing Abutments on Treatment Duration and Clinical Outcome: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial Comparing Encode and Conventional Impression Protocols

A comparative study of encode protocol versus conventional protocol for restoring single implants: One‐year prospective randomized controlled clinical trial

“…As a result, it is likely that the final ceramic veneer has controlled thickness and is fully supported by the crown coping, which reduces the incidence and severity of veneering ceramic chipping . On the contrary, stock abutments lack the anatomical contour and the bulk of the restoration is achieved by the final crown . As a result, the final ceramic veneer may exhibit inconsistency in thickness and may be prone to more mechanical complications.…”

“…Further, it is deemed easier to take implant impressions by the Encode protocol for posterior region where access is limited. Since the Encode protocol involves production of a CAD/CAM abutment, the abutment will be customized which ensures ideal contour incorporation and crown margin placement …”

“…Currently, there are few clinical reports describing the merits of the Encode protocol . However, long‐term clinical comparison against conventional protocol in restoring implants is still lacking.…”

“…Therefore, the aim of this prospective randomized controlled clinical trial is to compare the 1‐year outcome of the Encode protocol to the conventional protocol for restoring single implants. This study is a follow‐up study of a recently published report on the baseline outcome of the Encode and the conventional protocols . The hypothesis is the two protocols will yield similar clinical outcome.…”

“…Since the Encode protocol involves production of a CAD/CAM abutment, the abutment will be customized which ensures ideal contour incorporation and crown margin placement. 6 Currently, there are few clinical reports describing the merits of the Encode protocol. 3,6,7 However, long-term clinical comparison against conventional protocol in restoring implants is still lacking.…”