Procera® Titanium coping was the initial restorations to be
produced by the Procera® System. A stone die or replica of the
prepared natural tooth was scanned using the Procera® Scanner,
and the data transferred to the computer were used in the design
process to develop specific characteristics for the coping. Today,
the Procera® Titanium coping is produced by Nobel Biocare at
their manufacturing facilities using the pressed powder technique
similar to all of the individual Procera® System copings. The
coping is completed by the addition of a veneer material of low-fusing
porcelain. Multiple Procera® Titanium copings have been used
to fabricate the titanium substructure for a fixed bridge restoration.
In this situation, the titanium units and a titanium pontic are
laser welded together to form the multi-unit restoration. A number
of studies involving the Procera® Titanium Crowns and Bridges
have been conducted by the Center.
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