Advanced Chairside Practice Exam 2026 – The Comprehensive All-in-One Guide for Exam Success!

The main idea is that after the implant has fused with the bone, the next prosthetic step is to connect a platform for the crown by attaching an abutment to the implant. This is done with a titanium abutment screw. The abutment sits on or engages the implant’s internal connection and provides a stable, sealed base from which the final crown will be placed. The crown itself comes later, either cemented or screwed to the abutment, not directly to the implant during this stage. The surgical guide isn’t involved in stage II, as its job was during placement, and an abutment post isn’t the component that is screwed into the implant in this context.