Chairside provisional implant crown construction: a clinical technique

Abstract

Provisional restorations provide numerous advantages during dental implant treatment including manipulation of the peri-implant soft tissue contour to optimise the aesthetic outcome. Chairside construction expedites this stage of the treatment to a single visit for the benefit and convenience of both the dental practitioner and patient. Additional laboratory costs typically incurred for this stage are also avoided. As the expectations and demands for restorations of implants continue to increase, in terms of time, cost and aesthetic outcome, this chairside approach is an important technique for the armamentarium of a dental implant practitioner. CPD/Clinical Relevance: This chairside technique allows dental implant practitioners to provide aesthetic provisional implant crowns in a single visit.