Improved Abutment System for a Dental Implant and Its Associated Method of Installation and Use

In a patient having an intraoral tooth gap, a method of implanting a prosthetic tooth into said tooth gap, comprising the steps of:

• opening gingival tissue in said tooth gap and exposing a section of jawbone;
• installing an implant root into said jawbone, wherein said implant root has a threaded bore formed around a first centerline;
• providing a hybrid abutment that serves both as a healing abutment and a scan head, wherein said hybrid abutment has a dimensional features and a cylindrical body formed around a second centerline;
• attaching an improved abutment to said implant root, wherein said hybrid abutment extends a first height above said implant root and into said tooth gap, with said second centerline being concentrically aligned with said first centerline;
• closing said gingival tissue around said hybrid abutment to enable said gingival tissue to form and heal around said hybrid abutment in said tooth gap;
• mapping said hybrid abutment in said tooth gap to produce a dimensional map, wherein said hybrid abutment provides scale to said dimensional map;
• fabricating an implant crown using said dimensional map;
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• removing said hybrid abutment and attaching said implant crown to said implant root.