One-Stage Approach to Rehabilitate a Hopeless Tooth in the Maxilla by Means of Immediate Dentoalveolar Restoration: Surgical and Prosthetic Considerations

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(A) A titanium abutment was installed with its cervical portion narrower than the implant diameter to create an esthetic contour of the gingival margin. (B) Insertion of light body silicone around the plastic abutment impression coping. (C) Final completed impression with the impression coping into silicone impression. (D) A porcelain crown of IPS Empress II was manufactured and cemented over the abutment. The clinical aspect demonstrated a satisfactory contour at the gingival margin.