This article describes the use of CAD/CAM titanium abutments for restoring dental
implants. This new system incorporates both advantages of modern technology and a
simplified impression technique with a coded healing abutment.
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School of Dentistry, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, La
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© 2006 The Editorial Council of The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
