Dental abutment with indentation for inhibition of crestal bone remodeling

摘要

A dental abutment includes a projection for insertion into a cavity in the coronal portion of a dental implant. A coronal surface of the projection is adapted to be substantially flush with a coronal end of the implant when the projection is fully inserted into the cavity. A post extends in a substantially coronal direction from the coronal surface, wherein the perimeter of the post at the coronal surface is smaller than the perimeter of the coronal surface so as to form an indented shelf around the perimeter of the coronal surface.