Abutment
The connector piece that screws into the implant post and provides the platform on which the visible crown is placed.
Which Procedures Involve Abutment?
Abutment appears in the following procedure guides on ProcedureFinder:
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Abutment? +
The connector piece that screws into the implant post and provides the platform on which the visible crown is placed. On ProcedureFinder, Abutment appears in the Single Tooth Dental Implant cost guide. Dental implants have been used clinically since the 1960s, with modern titanium endosseous implants in widespread use since the 1980s.
How much does single tooth dental implant cost? +
Single Tooth Dental Implant costs $3,000 to $6,500 per implant (post, abutment, and crown) nationally, with a median of $4,500 in ProcedureFinder's cash-pay benchmarks. Surgical replacement of one missing tooth with a titanium post, abutment, and ceramic crown that fuses to the jawbone.