Internal Prosthetic Manual - BioHorizons

BALL ABUTMENT IMPRESSIONClinical 1 - Remove healing abutmentsRemove the Healing Abutments from the implants with the .050”(1.25mm) Hex Driver. Make sure the implant prosthetic platform is freeof bone and soft tissue. Irrigate the internal thread connection of theimplant and dry.Helpful HintWhen working with multiple implants, remove one HealingAbutment at a time, replacing it immediately with aBall Abutment. This reduces the likelihood of soft tissuecollapsing onto the implant.Clinical 2 - Seat ball abutmentsPlace the selected Ball Abutments onto the implants using the .050”(1.25mm) Hex Driver.Take a radiograph along the long axis of the implants to ensure theabutments are seated completely on the implants.Tighten the Ball Abutments to 30 Ncm with the .050” (1.25mm) HexDriver and a calibrated Torque Wrench.Clinical 3 - Block hex holesBlock out the hex hole on top of the Ball Abutment with material ofchoice.shop online at www.biohorizons.com34