Keywords: implant dentistry, customized impression coping
Introduction: Managing patients requiring implant-supported prostheses in the aesthetic zones are challenging. Many factors need to be considered such as bone volume and position, soft tissues profile and provisionalization. Treatment planning with the concept of prosthetically driven outcome is crucial. Multidisciplinary approach is critical involving prosthodontist, periodontist and surgeon. Creating good emergence profile for aesthetic will start with treatment planning assessing the need for bone and/or soft tissues augmentation. After that, maintaining good soft tissue with provisional prostheses is very important before the final step, which is transferring the emergence profile to the definitive prostheses using proper techniques and materials.
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Biography: Prof Adam completed BDS, GradDipClinDent and DClinDent (Prsothodontics) from Adelaide University, Australia in 1996, 2000 and 2003 respectively. Currently working as Professor of Prosthodontics at College of Dental Medicine, university of Sharjah, UAE.
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