Custom Milled Abutment

Custom Milled Abutment

CAD/CAM produced custom abutments are available in three material configurations: titanium, zirconia, and titanium-zirconia hybrids .

Titanium abutments  is on kind of custom milled abutment, are a popular choice given their strength and some manufacturers offer optional special coatings like gold nitride to enhance the esthetics underneath the tissue of the final restoration.

All-zirconia is another kind custom milled abutment, has also become a popular choice for the manufacture of custom abutments, particularly among those milling in-house. Available in a wide variety of base shades, zirconia is a great material to obtain the patients desired esthetics while still demonstrating excellent strength..

Titanium-zirconia hybrid custom abutments have been the proposed solution to providing the mechanical reliability of a titanium-to-titanium interface with the esthetic advantage of a shaded zirconia abutment. Typically an option only for bone level implant platforms, the titanium-zirconia hybrid is uniquely configured with a titanium interface for the implant, plus a cylinder that is cemented to a custom-milled zirconia abutment.

Here are some advantages of the custom milled abutment:

They help achieve a passive fit and easier to correct the angulation of the implants

The final restorations are manufactured to the patient’s exact gingival architecture, achieving an optimal emergence profile and a more esthetically pleasing outcome.

Fewer chair-side adjustments are required, and appointments can be smoother and faster, helping to increase the efficiency of a dental office