Custom Abutments and Copings for Dental Restorations Used With Dental Implants and Processes for Their Fabrication

Abstract

Methods using additive manufacturing processes for making custom abutments for dental implants and copings for screw retained crowns for dental implants are disclosed herein. The methods for making custom abutments include making a main body portion using an additive manufacturing system and adhesively attaching the main body portion to an insert member that extends into a central bore of the main body portion. The methods for making copings for screw retained crowns include making a coping using an additive manufacturing system, fusing a crown over the coping, and adhesively attaching the coping with crown to an insert member that extends into a central bore of the coping. Custom abutments and screw retained crowns made according to these methods are adapted to be attached onto dental implants previously installed in a patient's mouth.

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