CEMENT MARGIN SWITCHING
Dear Colleague "Cementing margin switching" Have you ever heard this? Implant restoration with cement retained should not be adjusted for implant abutment margin in a nutshell. Let us see below figures. Final restoration was placed with under margin implant restoration in 2020. The Case History and Discussion Periapical radiograph in 2008. Tooth No. 36 and 37 cement-retained Zr implant restoration was placed. See bone level around these. After 12 years the graph in 2020 with mesial ceramic chipping and implant replacement of No.35. The restoration margin fitting might not be perfect but bone loss was minimal. Why? Figure of flow of cement. Under cement margin may prevent the cement flow to submucosal area under the abutment !? Prefer Under to Over. These are not teeth with dental caries. When designing the cement-retained implant restoration, always setting the abutment-margin with under-margined...