Implants
We restore all types of implants, and we have many years of expertise in implant restoration, to do it right the first time.
In recent years dental CAD/CAM technologies have grown by leaps and bounds, and the Encode® Restorative System from 3i demonstrates the pinnacle of this rapidly growing field. The system begins during surgery with the placement of an Encode Healing Abutment that has has a specific code embedded in the occlusal surface which is only readable by the CAM software. These codes hold specific information necessary for the ideal anatomical design of the final Encode abutment. The reading of these codes allows for a precision made milled titanium abutment to be crafted from a solid piece of alloy without the need for an implant impression, which greatly reduces the time and stress on a patient while allowing for even quicker results.
Impressions of the healing abutment can be taken with any impression material, and neither a cord nor a fixture impression coping is necessary. A counter and bite is taken and then delivered to the lab, which then pours the impression and pindexes the models, and then mounts them in the standard fashion. The pindexed die of the healing abutment is then scanned and from this the final abutment is milled. Unfortunately with present technology the milling machine cannot activate an analog into the model, although soon this feature will be available. Future developments will also soon allow the final crown to be fashioned simultaneously with the abutment.
