Clinical case

One posterior implant, start to finish.

A documented single-unit restoration with the iCervico system: implant placement, one i-base seated once, soft-tissue shaping, digital scanning and final prosthesis delivery.

Case presentation

The patient presented three months after ridge augmentation, with ideal healing conditions for implant placement.

Healed ridge three months after augmentation, occlusal view — The healed site, occlusal view.

Implant placement

The VPI pilot drill located the exact center of the osteotomy. The PCA implant seated with excellent primary stability from the first moment.

Pilot drill marking the osteotomy center — Pilot drill on the ridge.

PCA implant seated in the osteotomy — The PCA implant in place.

Seating the i-base

A 1.5 mm cuff-height i-base was selected and coated with antiseptic gel, then seated on the implant and torqued to 35 Ncm. It stays in place from this moment on.

i-base on the driver with antiseptic gel applied — Antiseptic gel on the i-base.

Hand ratchet torquing the i-base to 35 Ncm — Torqued to 35 Ncm.

i-base seated on the implant, occlusal view — The i-base, seated once.

Shaping the soft tissue

A small centered premolar (pS) iCervico healer was placed on the i-base, oriented and adjusted on the distal aspect for optimal space management, and torqued to 25 Ncm. An immediate provisional was then built in resin directly on the healer profile.

Premolar iCervico healer seated on the i-base — The pS healer in position.

Immediate resin provisional on the healer, occlusal view — Immediate provisional, sutured.

Immediate provisional, buccal view — Buccal view at suturing.

Three weeks later

The healer was removed, revealing excellent soft-tissue profile shaping. The AR-sleeve was then placed on the i-base for digital scanning; no transgingival disconnections at any point.

The emergence profile at three weeks.

AR-sleeve seated on the i-base for scanning — AR-sleeve on, ready to scan.

Final restoration

The final prosthesis delivered on the implant showed excellent soft-tissue adaptation, a functionally sound occlusion and excellent aesthetics.

Final crown in place, occlusal view — The final crown, occlusal view.

Final restoration in occlusion, buccal view — In occlusion, buccal view.

Clinical contributors.

Implant specialistDr. Ioannis Vergoullis

Restorative dentistDr. Marietta Kalogirou

Lab technicianDimitris Lolios

Every component used in this case, from the i-base to the AR-sleeve, is covered in the product brochure.

Dimensions, torque values and ordering references for the full system.

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