The accuracy of conventional impression materials and stone dies has been a consistent challenge for clinicians. As an alternative, intraoral scanning technology has the potential to resolve this problem. This clinical report describes the step-by-step technique necessary to scan digitally coded healing abutments with an intraoral scanner and generate implant abutments and cement-retained restorations without the use of impression materials, dental stone, or implant impression copings and analogs.
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