CAMLOG Hybrid Restorations

39 HYBRID RESTORATIONS WITH THE CAMLOG ® IMPLANT SYSTEM BALL ABUTMENT ANCHORING SYSTEM INTRODUCTION In implantological hybrid prosthetics, ball abutment restorations represent movable anchorings that allow rotational movements of the prosthesis in one or more directions respectively vertical translation movements. Ball abutments should generally be perpendicular to the occlusal plane to make axial loading of the implant possible. TASKS OF A BALL ANCHORING RESTORATION • Protecting the prosthesis against shearing and lifting forces • Shear distribution • Possible axial transfer of mastication forces between the prosthesis and implant • Resilience compensation through degrees of freedom INDICATIONS: • Resilient anchoring of implant-supported full dentures for the edentulous maxilla and mandible in combination with 2 CAMLOG ® implants to secure a tangential rotation axis. • Anchoring of implant-supported full dentures for the edentulous maxilla and mandible in combination with 4 CAMLOG ® implants. CONTRAINDICATIONS: • Uneven number of implants per arch • Improperly placed implants that prevent a tangential rotation axis • Combination with other retention devices • Use with disparallel-placed implants with an angulation of more than 10° to the implant axis The driver for CAMLOG ® ball abutments, manual/wrench, is used to screw the CAMLOG ® ball abutments into its final position in the CAMLOG ® im- plants. The torque for CAMLOG ® ball abutment Ø 3.3 mm is 20 Ncm and for Ø 3.8/4.3/5.0 mm 30 Ncm. After insertion, the ball abutment plateau should be at least 1.0 mm supra- gingival. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION CAMLOG ® ball abutments are color-coded and available for CAMLOG ® im- plants in the 3.3/3.8/4.3/5.0 mm diameters in various gingival heights. CAMLOG ® ball abutment sets are also available consisting of a CAMLOG ® ball abutment, red duplication aid/spacer, stabilizing ring and ball abut- ment analog. The ball diameter is 2.25 mm. 1.5 mm Ball abutment plateau Ball diameter 2.25 mm Gingival heights of CAMLOG ® ball abutments Driver for CAMLOG ® ball abutments 3 mm 4.5 mm