Restoring implants with CAD-CAM titanium bases - tips on how to achieve maximum aesthetic results and long-term success.

Titanium bases (ti-bases) are used for fixed implant restorations.

They are cost-effective and are a straightforward tool to achieve screw-retained solutions form crowns to bridges. However, concern has been raised about the aesthetics and long-term results of this method. When using the right designs of ti-bases, with angulated screw channels, it is possible to work 100 per cent cement free, have healthier peri-implant tissue and maximum aesthetics. In the webinar, methods on how to achieve this and the following subjects will be discussed:

• The influence of prosthetic design and the biocompatibility of materials used on marginal bone stability and peri-implantitis
• Common mistakes on design, materials and extra-oral cementation
• Strength and retention of the superstructure after cementation
• Critical and subcritical zone of the abutment design and the effect on the marginal mucosa
• Is a temporary crown always necessary in the aesthetic region?
• Choices in impression taking, tips to achieve accurate results
• Choices and how to work cement-free with implant supported bridges
• How to work fully digital and use 3D printed models.