List of Contributors

Forewords

Preface

Dedications

1 Implant Abutment Materials

Hamid R. Shafie and Bryan A. White

2 General Information about Implant Abutments

Hamid R. Shafie

3 Retaining Abutment Screws

Hamid R. Shafie and Scott Martyna

4 Different Implant–Abutment Connections

Hamid R. Shafie and Bryan A. White

5 Prefabricated Implant Abutments

Paul P. Binon

6 Use of CAD/CAM Technology in Custom Abutment Manufacturing

Julian Osorio and Robert B. Kerstein

7 Relationship Between Abutment Geometry and Peri-implant Tissue in Esthetic Zone Cases

Dean Morton, Tamer Abdel-Azim, and Wei-Shao Lin

8 Instrumentation for Abutment Modification and Guidelines for their Use

Hamid R. Shafie

9 Abutment Preparation Techniques for One-Piece Titanium and Zirconia Implants

Hamid R. Shafie and Mary L. Ballard

10 Cleaning, Disinfection, and Sterilization Techniques for Implant Abutments

Hamid R. Shafie