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