cement-retained restoration
A prosthetic crown or bridge fixed to a dental implant abutment using dental cement rather than a retaining screw.
Full Definition
A cement-retained restoration is an implant-supported prosthesis that is permanently or provisionally luted to a prefabricated or custom abutment using resin, glass-ionomer, or zinc oxide–eugenol cement. The design offers aesthetic advantages because there is no visible screw-access hole, but excess cement extruded below the gingival margin is a documented risk factor for peri-implant disease. Editors should hyphenate 'cement-retained' consistently when used attributively. The term contrasts with 'screw-retained restoration'. Clinical manuscripts must specify the cement type used and whether the restoration is permanently or provisionally cemented.
Usage
Usage note: Hyphenate 'cement-retained' when used as an attributive compound modifier. Note that excess cement is a recognized aetiological factor in peri-implantitis, a distinction clinically important editors should flag when absent from complication discussions.
In Context
- "Residual excess cement around a cement-retained restoration was identified as the probable cause of the peri-implant bone loss observed radiographically." — Complication case report
- "The author alternated between 'cement-retained' and 'cemented' across the paper; the editor standardized all instances to 'cement-retained restoration'." — Manuscript editing note