Digital implant impressions with the ' Individualized Scanbody Technique' for emergence profile support.

Objective The Short Communication presents a clinical case in which a novel procedure - the ' Individualized Scanbody Technique' ( IST) - was applied, starting with an intraoral digital impression and using CAD/ CAM process for fabrication of ceramic reconstructions in bone level implants. Material and methods A standardized scanbody was individually modified in accordance with the created emergence profile of the provisional implant-supported restoration. Due to the specific adaptation of the scanbody, the conditioned supra-implant soft tissue complex was stabilized for the intraoral optical scan process. Then, the implant platform position and the supra-implant mucosa outline were transferred into the three-dimensional data set with a digital impression system. Within the technical workflow, the Zr O2-implant-abutment substructure could be designed virtually with predictable margins of the supra-implant mucosa. Results After finalization of the 1-piece screw-retained full ceramic implant crown, the restoration demonstrated an appealing treatment outcome with harmonious soft tissue architecture. Conclusions The IST facilitates a simple and fast approach for a supra-implant mucosal outline transfer in the digital workflow. Moreover, the IST closes the interfaces in the full digital pathway. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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