Cement Retained
Provide® Abutment
Indirect Technique
Prepared Post

Some circumstances will require the clinician to prepare the Provide Abutment Post. The following is the restorative procedure for preparing a Provide Abutment Post and the associated impression making and laboratory procedures.

See Steps 1-5 on pages 19 and 20 for Provide Abutment selection and placement.

Post Preparation
6. When reducing a Provide Abutment Post, a carbide bur with copious irrigation is recommended. Prepare the abutment post, leaving 2mm of interarch space for the alloy and porcelain of the final crown. Do not prepare the margin area of the abutment as this will impact the fit of interfacing components. Adjustments should be limited to post height.

7. Seal the top of the access hole with temporary filling material. Snap the appropriate Provide Impression Coping With Holes over the abutment margin area.

Impression Procedure
8. Inject a medium body impression material around the Provide Abutment and into both of the large openings at the sides of the Impression Coping With Holes, causing the flow of impression material to the margin area, without any voids or bubbles. Impression material should be injected until it can be observed extruding from the four small holes at the top surface of the Impression Coping With Holes. Load a full arch impression tray with impression material and seat in the mouth. Allow the impression material to set per the manufacturer’s instructions.

Please Note: Provide Impression and Restorative Components are not compatible with the Straumann-ITI® Implant System.

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