Inventors:
Kelley Casement - Denver CO, US
Ricardo Gapski - Overland KS, US
Russell Casement - Parker CO, US
International Classification:
A61C 5/08, A61C 8/00
Abstract:
The invention relates in general to the fabrication of provisional or temporary crowns utilized to temporarily restore dental implants. The pre-fabricated provisional crowns are designed to specifically mate to the gingival portion of the abutment fixture of a dental implant or the collar of a dental implant. Therefore, the clinician can place the implant alone or in conjunction with a tooth extraction, and may select and place a pre-fabricated provisional crown for that particular implant system in the same appointment. The pre-fabricated provisional implant crown will generally comprise a hollow shell. The shell will be hollow in the interior aspect in order to accommodate implant prosthetic abutment systems.