Optimizing Implant Esthetics With Resin Cements
Compendium features peer-reviewed articles and continued education opportunities on restorative techniques, clinical insights, and dental innovations, offering essential knowledge for dental professionals.
September 29, 2017
Volume 38, Issue 2, July/August 2017
Page(s): p. 32
Joseph S. Kim, DDS, JD
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• Optimal gingival contours are achieved through proper 3-dimensional implant placement and provisionalization.
• Cements can play a key role in implant esthetics, and the opaque resin cement (TheraCem®, Bisco) used in this case helped prevent darkness from showing through zirconia.
• Using Z-Prime™ Plus primer (Bisco) and a resin cement such as Duo-Link Universal™ (Bisco) allows optimal retention of zirconia materials.
• Subgingival cement can be minimized by an air gap in the abutment, minimal amounts of cement, and a gingival seal against the custom abutment.
Joseph S. Kim, DDS, JD
Private Practice
Sedation and Implantology
Chicago, Illinois
