Procera® Abutment

The Procera® System has software that permits the technician to design on the computer, in a virtual reality mode, a custom abutment for every implant location in the dental arches. Width, height, alignment, and angulations can be modified so that the implant can be aligned to the appropriate occlusal plane. The design data is sent electronically to a manufacturing facility where the abutment is machined to the exact specification developed in the designing process. The Procera® Abutment (Nobel Biocare AB, Göteborg, Sweden) software provides the clinician with the opportunity to obtain an “abutment solution for every situation.” The abutment is designed in one of the Nobel Biocare Network Laboratories, and fabricated in a manufacturing facility remote from the laboratory. When completed, the Procera® Abutment is returned to the Network laboratory for finalization of the implant restoration by the dental technician. Custom abutments can be individually designed as single units or multiple implant placements. The abutments can be fabricated in either titanium or ceramic materials. A number of studies have been conducted by Center investigators on the Procera® Abutment System.