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Completing the prosthesis
Position the teeth and after fitting,
finish the prosthesis with cold-
curing resin. The prosthesis cannot
be finished with hot-curing resin
due to temperature development
and the changes in position of the
caps this may cause.
After completion, inspect the
interior of the caps for any excess
synthetic sprue. This is removed if
present.
Since the prosthesis is now
mounted purely on implants, the
margins of the prosthesis are
shortened as far as possible.
The prosthesis can be designed
similar to a bridge as there is no
longer any soft tissue support.
However, all margins need to be
sealed. A maxillary prosthesis can
be designed without a palate.
The finished prosthesis is sent to
the dental practice for delivery on
the Ankylos SynCone abutments
already located in the patient’s
mouth.