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implants the journal of oral implantology United Kingdom Edition

I 17 user report _ Impression techniques I implants2_2012 Fig 1_ Baseline situation after removal of the healing abutment. Fig 2_Impression coping – labial view. _Making final impressions for dental implants can be one of the most challeng- ingproceduresinrestorativedentistry.Tra- ditionally, final impressions for implants require restorative dentists to use a very rigid impression material to capture the accurate position of the implant fixtures. Unfortunately, this technique of using rigid impression materials has one major disadvantage. The gingival tissues around the implant fixtures, fine details of the surrounding gingival tissues and occlusal details of the neighbouring teeth are missing or inaccurately captured in the final impression. There are two objectives during the implant impression procedure. The final impression has to capture the position of the implant fixtures accurately as well as to register the fine details of surrounding teeth and gingival tissue. This article will point out how we man- age to address this problem and highlight the impression technique using Honigum- Heavy and Honigum-Light that we are currently using within our dental centre. _Case report The patient presented with a missing right first molar three months ago. An im- plant restoration was indicated to replace the missing tooth. Subsequently, an im- plant with regular platform was inserted using a one-stage approach. The implant was left undisturbed for a period of two Impression technique for implant dentistry Author_Dr Ken Mun Wong Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig 3_ Direct and bubble-free syringing using Honigum-Light. Fig. 3