Crown tooth #9 on Dental Implant Abutment

In this picture taken in my Palm Harbor, Tampa Bay Florida area dental office one can see the crown for tooth #9 seated on the dental implant abutment with the fixation screw prodruding.  In the previous blog, the three components were shown separately.  The reason for the dental implant in the first place was this gentlemans tooth #9 fractured below the gum line.  To have saved his tooth would have required periodontal procedures, root canal therapy, post and core build-up and a new crown.  Quite a bit of dentistry with a poor long term prognosis.  The tooth was extracted under local anesthia (some patients prefer sedation),   Restorative options are a removable partial, a fixed bridge or implant dentistry.  Implant dentistry was chosen.  Information about the cost of dental implants and dental implants prices in my dental office in Palm Harbor Fl 34685 can be found by clicking www.DentalImplantsCost.us 

Fixation screw, Dental Implant Abutment, Crown tooth #9

I am often asked, “What is a dental implant abutment?”  Seen in this picture begining on the left is a fixation screw, a prepared dental implant abutment and a crown for tooth #9.  The fixation screw goes thru the hole in the abutment and secures it to the dental implant.  Then the crown gets cemented to the dental implant abutment.  A dental implant supported crown is preferable to a removable partial or tooth supported fixed bridge in most situations.