ished and the provisional cemented
with a small amount of provisional
cement (TempBond,Kerr). The pa-
tient was then dismissed with in-
structions not to bite on the front
teeth and return for evaluation in
one week(Fig10).
sional had to be recemented after
two months; then, two months after
that, we proceeded with an impres-
sion for final restoration as in Case
1. In this case, a porcelain-fused-to-
metal (PFM) crownwas selected as
the small size of the abutment al-
to achieve required esthetics. To best
communicate the desired shade and
surface texture,the patient's original
crown was sent to the laboratory.
insertion,we were pleased with tis-
sue support color and contour and
no adjustments were required. The
patient was anesthetized and the
crown cemented with RelyX. An-
esthesia is advised due to the deep
margins in the Nobel Perfect im-
plant system. Great care must be
used to ensure that all residual ce-
ment is removed to avoid an iatro-
dismissed and seen three weeks after
surgery for a routine hygiene visit
and to take photographs. Preopera-
tive and post operative photographs
show a very successful outcome
(Figs11&12).
poor marginal fit, causing gingival
inflammation. She went almost a
year with laboratory-fabricate dpro-
visionals (Sinfony;3MESPE).Dur-
ing that time, she had periodontal