ABSTRACT: Dental implant therapy is thriving nowadays and gaining brightest prospect in the
rehabilitation of completely and partially edentulous arches. Study of implants has become indispensable
and so is the biomechanics related to dental implant therapy. Implant abutment connection is a crucial
synapse between the implant and the abutment. It is an important determinant of the strength and stability
of an implant supported restorations, and play a major role in the success of the implant rehabilitation
procedures. The review describes the different aspects of the implant abutments.
1 2 3Dr. Aparna Dwivedi, Dr. Kavita Maru, Dr. Aakash Sharma1Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge,
College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Rau Indore 2Professor, Department of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge,
Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry, Indore 3Consultant Paediatric Dentist and Branch Head, Parasu, Dental Hospital, Tnagar Chennai
ABUTMENTS IN DENTAL IMPLANTS-
A LITERATURE REVIEW
Journal of Dental Sciences
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Keywords:
Dental implant abutments,
implant-abutment interface,
biomechanics, abutment
design, abutment selection.
Conflict of interest: Nil
No conflicts of interest : Nil
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