Copings / Temporaries

What Are Temporary Abutments Used For?

Temporary abutments are designed to support provisional restorations during the healing phase following implant placement. Their primary function is to provide stability and soft tissue management while maintaining aesthetics and function before the final prosthesis is placed.

At IPD, our implant temporary abutments are engineered for precision and versatility. Whether you're fabricating an immediate load crown, a screw-retained provisional bridge, or a tissue-conditioning temporary, our components offer the mechanical strength and connection reliability needed for predictable healing and patient comfort.

Every IPD temporary abutment is manufactured with exact platform compatibility to guarantee secure seating, occlusal stability, and predictable soft tissue support during the provisional period.

Materials and Technical Specifications of Our Temporary Abutments

IPD's temporary abutments are manufactured using high-performance materials tailored to short- and medium-term use. Most provisional abutments are made of medical-grade titanium.

Our temporary abutments feature anti-rotational designs for single restorations. Torque recommendations, connection geometries, and platform-specific indexing ensure secure seating and long-term predictability, even during prolonged healing periods.

While torque specifications and platform-specific indexing ensure secure seating and stability. All IPD temporary abutments are manufactured under ISO 13485 and ISO 9001 standards and CE-marked, guaranteeing safety and performance.

Benefits of Using Temporary Abutments in Implant Dentistry

Choosing a high-quality temporary abutment brings multiple advantages for clinicians and patients:

• Stability during healing: Provides a secure connection throughout osseointegration.
• Soft tissue management: Supports gingival contouring for an esthetic emergence profile.
• Provisional function: Ensures chewing efficiency and patient comfort before final restoration.
• Flexibility: Wide variety of interim abutments, coping abutments, and non coping abutments for different clinical scenarios.

These benefits help dental teams streamline workflows, improve outcomes, and ensure patient satisfaction from day one.

How Temporary Abutments Integrate with Digital Workflows

Modern restorative workflows often combine analog and digital techniques. CAD/CAM temporary abutments are specifically designed to integrate digital design software, making it easier to fabricate customized provisionals using 3D printing or milling.

By incorporating digital implant temporary abutments, laboratories can:

• Create accurate provisional restorations directly from digital impressions.
• Reduce turnaround time for screw-retained provisional crowns and bridges.
• Ensure precision fit and long-term predictability during extended healing periods.

With IPD, clinicians and technicians gain access to temporary abutments that fully support digital dentistry, ensuring efficient workflows and reliable provisionalization.

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