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Arkin (2015), A New Concept in Maintaining The Emergence Profile in Immediate Posterior Implant Placement: The Anatomic Harmony Abutment
Arkin (2015), A New Concept in Maintaining The Emergence Profile in Immediate Posterior Implant Placement: The Anatomic Harmony Abutment
PII: S0278-2391(16)30502-X
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2016.06.184
Reference: YJOMS 57340
Please cite this article as: Akin R, A New Concept in Maintaining the Emergence Profile in Immediate
Posterior Implant Placement: The Anatomic Harmony Abutment, Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgery (2016), doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2016.06.184.
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Author information:
Richard Akin, DDS, MD
Private Practitioner
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Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Louisiana Health Sciences Center, School of Dentistry
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614 Connells Park Lane
Baton Rouge, LA 70806 USA
Tel: (225)927-3463
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Fax: (225)927-8507
Email: dr.richardakin@gmail.com
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Abstract
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implant sites continues to expand, there exists a void in the literature with regards to
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solutions to accelerate posterior implant protocols. This article will propose a new
protocol utilizing the anatomic harmony abutment for immediate molar implant
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placement. This technique preserves the anatomic emergence form with sutureless
implant site sealing and improves the predictability of final restoration fabrication and
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delivery. The purpose of this manuscript is to describe this concept along with its
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Author information:
Richard Akin, DDS, MD
Private Practitioner
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Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Louisiana Health Sciences Center, School of Dentistry
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614 Connells Park Lane
Baton Rouge, LA 70806 USA
Tel: (225)927-3463
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Fax: (225)927-8507
Email: dr.richardakin@gmail.com
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Abstract
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implant sites continues to expand, there exists a void in the literature with regards to
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solutions to accelerate posterior implant protocols. This article will propose a new
protocol utilizing the anatomic harmony abutment for immediate molar implant
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placement. This technique preserves the anatomic emergence form with sutureless
implant site sealing and improves the predictability of final restoration fabrication and
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delivery. The purpose of this manuscript is to describe this concept along with its
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Introduction
As evidence mounts to support accelerated dental implant protocols in the anterior and
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premolar regions, there has been little attention to improving the treatment workflow
posteriorly. (1-10) Single stage protocols with provisionals are generally well suited to the
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premolar or anterior regions due to the limited occlusal table thus reducing inadvertent
loading during the osseointegration phase. The obvious esthetic benefits and uniform
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post-extraction crestal socket morphology are other reasons that provisionalization of
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these regions lend themselves to accelerated protocols.
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locations, on the other hand, can present significant challenges when immediate implant
placement is planned. These challenges include large extraction sockets which are
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morphology not amenable to standard healing abutment placement and the possibility
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The technique in this article sets out to solve many of the problems inherent to
techniques used to optimize gingival contours through the use of surgeon fabricated
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screw retained provisionalization (11) of anterior teeth and premolars. This technique was
fabrication.
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Although this concept can be used in all locations of the mouth, the procedure
described in this article specifically demonstrates the application of this technique for
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Preoperative Considerations
In a patient that presents with a non-restorable tooth with good apical bone volume and
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approximately 2-3mm of attached keratinized tissue, immediate placement has been
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shown to have equivalent success rates compared to staged approaches. (12-16) This data
is important because familiarity with immediate implant placement with flapless surgery
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is of critical importance when implementing this procedure. Plain radiographs and 3D
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imaging correlated with the physical exam allows for quantification of underlying
(Figure 1, 2)
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It is the author’s opinion that when utilizing all available modern diagnostic tools,
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Tooth removal is performed with tooth sectioning and elevation without the use of
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mucoperiosteal flap elevation or disturbance of the papillary tissue. After removal, the
tooth is inspected to further aid in determining the quantity of furcation bone and as an
additional reference when determining maximum drill depth. After tooth removal, a
surgical length round bur should be used to remove PDL remnants, granulation tissue
and to stimulate socket bleeding. After irrigation, a surgical guide (when indicated) is
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placed and the osteotomy is begun in the appropriate location for ideal restorative
design. Next, the drilling sequence specific to the implant system is used for osteotomy
preparation. The implant is then seated to the appropriate depth with consideration
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and bone levels present on the adjacent teeth. (Figure 3)
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Implant selection for this technique requires a bone level implant with a 2-piece
temporary abutment which indexes into the internal surface of the implant. This 2-piece
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titanium or poly-ether-ether-ketone (PEEK) temporary abutment is now micro-etched for
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mechanical retention of composite resin while avoiding the first millimeter of the
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abutment directly crestal to the implant. (Figure 4) Photopolymerizing resin adhesive is
then applied to the abutment and cured. After curing, a bleach shade direct composite
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resin material is molded into a cylindrical shape, adapted to the abutment and then
placed. The direct composite-resin material is contoured in vivo to adapt the composite
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to the gingival margin position. This is performed using an offset blunt spatula-like
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instrument just prior to curing. (Figure 5, 6) The abutment is removed and the final
contouring is performed with light cured composite and polishing wheels. (Figure 7)
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Next, an inverted cone bur (Miltex, USA FG 33 ½) (Figure 7) is used to make a buccal
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orientation mark 1.5mm into the composite to assist the restorative dentist with
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replacement after removal. This orientation mark is filled with Telio® Stains Color Blue
(Ivoclar Vivadent, Germany) and is light cured. After finishing, the abutment will be
smooth with slightly rounded circumferential margins and gentle sloping of composite
0.5mm below the buccal free gingival margin. (Figure 8, 9) Throughout the process of
finishing it is recommended to use a high pressure steam cleaner (Steaman Jr. TM, Bar
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Instruments, CA, USA) to remove blood or other debris. Prior to final seating of the
custom healing abutment, the implant cover screw is temporarily placed while
particulate mineralized bone is placed into any socket gaps. Allograft or Xenograft
material can be prepared with saline or with a biologic modifier as a carrier, and is
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compressed into the residual socket defects using a combination of large and small
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graft condensers. Particulate graft should only be placed to the crestal margin of the
implant at this time because overfilling the site can impede abutment seating. After
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finishing, the abutment is tightened or torqued into position as per the manufacturers
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circumferentially into the newly developed sulcus to fully support the gingival margin as
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described in the ‘dual-zone’ technique(17). Additionally, a tailored collagen plug
(HeliPLUG®, Integra-Miltex, USA) can be used along the gingival margin between the
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graft and abutment as a short term barrier or to assist with a circumferential seal.
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Procedural Considerations
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With proper implant placement at the central fossa and along the long axis of occlusal
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forces (accounting for the Curve of Spee and Wilson), the abutment will be in ideal
position to preserve socket anatomy. The finished custom healing abutment will have a
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gentle slope from buccal to lingual which is consistent with the underlying alveolar
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morphology in both the maxilla and mandible. As mentioned, full seating of the custom
healing abutment can be impeded by stacked particulate grafting within the gingival
sulcus. This can also occur during composite resin additions to the subgingival
contours of the abutment in the lab. For this reason, it is recommended to avoid
alteration of the first 1mm of the supracrestal portion of the abutment. Leaving 1mm of
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unaltered abutment also serves to leave an unadulterated surface nearest the crestal
seating. This property of titanium as well as its ability to provide a more impervious
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crestal seal are important advantages of this material versus PEEK plastic abutments.
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The abutment access hole should be covered by a material that not only obturates the
access hole but also seals it. Ideally this material would also be tooth colored and
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easily removable. An interim light polymerizing restorative material like Telio CS
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Inlay® (Ivoclar Vivadent AG, Liechtenstein) is well suited for this use. Teflon tape
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should also be used in the access channel when there is a deeper access hole.
This procedure allows for passive draping of the gingival tissue which reduces the
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need for suture approximation. Occasionally, difficult extractions will require papilla
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Typically NSAIDS are adequate for postoperative pain control and the patient is
disturbing the surgical site until the first postoperative appointment in 2-3 weeks.
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Figure 10 and 11 demonstrate the typical clinical and radiographic healing at 3 months
Restorative Phase
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This technique provides the restorative dentist and laboratory technician the final piece
of the restorative puzzle. This final element is the proper transfer of ideal
step is accomplished easily at the time of the final impression with a routine custom
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impression coping technique.
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After a new impression coping is seated at the implant site, direct registration of the
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composite fills the sulcus and is light cured. (18) Next the master impression is made as
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per the restorative dentist’s typical protocol. The custom impression coping is then sent
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to the lab with the master impression for fabrication of an ideally constructed final
Final restorative contours mimics the natural tooth while allowing for predicable
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Discussion
reasons. First, because this protocol calls for flapless tooth removal without bone
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removal, the underlying alveolar socket anatomy does not readily allow for stock healing
abutment seating. Second, when stock healing abutments are placed after immediate
molar implant placement, there is the need for flap elevation to close around the
abutment in order to retain particulate grafting(20). Lastly, molar locations are often
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associated with stock healing abutment emergence form mismatch which requires lab
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prediction (or practitioner sculpting) of the emergence profile of the gingival mask. This
can lead to difficulty in seating a fully contoured final custom abutment without
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contouring gingival tissues otherwise leading to a poorly designed final abutment.
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Customized immediate posterior healing abutments not only serve to support local
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anatomy during the osseointegration phase but also allows for straightforward access to
the implant during the restorative phase. After osseointegration, the result is an
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anatomic representation which mimics the emergence profile of the natural dentition
allowing for precise lab reproduction of the definitive abutment. This technique provides
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all of the advantages of implant provisionalization(21) to the posterior region of the mouth
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occlusal surface in this region. Additional advantages include the ability to add and
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subtract gingival support throughout the osseointegration phase while allowing for a
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molar implant using the technique described in this article brings the advantages of
immediate placement and provisionalization safely to the posterior regions of the mouth.
The goal of this technique is to support existing alveolar anatomy and preserve it during
Summary
This technique is meant to provide solutions to many of the problems implant surgeons
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The following solutions are provided by this anatomic harmony abutment:
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1. Stabilization of the gingival architecture immediately after extraction and implant
placement.
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2. Provides a custom seal over the surgical site to retain graft particles.
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3. Maintains the ideal emergence profile for optimal final restorative contours.
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4. Reduces chair time during impression coping seating potentially obviating the need
Conclusion
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The loss of a first or second molar is often a patient’s initial experience with implant
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dentistry. This is an important reason to find innovative ways to bring the advances of
while minimizing appointments and recovery times is, in and of itself, an important
new solution allows for predictable reduction of surgical visits with outcomes which
The anatomic harmony abutment ultimately allows for more predictable final
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restorations by providing the dental laboratory a restorative profile and blueprint for the
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It is the authors opinion that custom healing abutments and provisionals should ideally
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be placed by the surgeon in order to capture the anatomy present at the time of
extraction and should be viewed upon as the final step in the implant surgery.(22)
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Figure Legend:
Figure 1 : Clinical view of tooth #30 on the day of removal.
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Figure 4 : Impression coping is micro etched avoiding the 2mm nearest the platform.
Figure 5 : Composite resin is wrapped around the impression coping and adapted to the free gingival margin.
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Figure 6: The composite resin is photopolymerized.
Figure 7 : Lab instruments and burs for final abutment finishing. *See Appendix.
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Figure 8 : Abutment form prior to steam cleaning and final polishing.
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Figure 10 : Clinical view of abutment at 3 months.
Abutment Prepartion
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-MicroEtcher II , Danville Materials, CA, USA
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-DVA Purple Butterfly Discs , Dental Ventures of America
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-Lab hand piece, Patterson, USA
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Crown and Tooth Removal
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-GC Pliers , GC America, IL, USA
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-Straight forceps, H&H, Part #:10-0510-MD1
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-Proximators , Karl Schumacher, PA, USA
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-Root Tip Forceps, H&H, Part #: 10-0650-144S
-Salvin Dental, NC, USA, Long Round Bur, Straumann AG, Germany
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-Bone Spreading/Manipulation, Salvin Bone Manipulation Drill Kit, Salvin Dental, NC, USA
Grafting
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-BioOss , Giestlich Pharma AG, Switzerland
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-Puros Particulate Bone, Zimmer Inc. CA, USA
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There are numerous products that are readily available to obturate the access hole and should have characteristics
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2. Has elastic properties that remain stable in the mouth during the osseointegration period
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Photographic setup
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-Canon Ring Flash MR-14EX II
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-External LED light with filters (various manufacturers)
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Abutment Finishing Burs
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