Why the shape matters
Soft tissue heals into the shape of whatever it heals against. A round stock healing abutment leaves a round collar of gum, and the final crown, which is not round, then has to be pushed through that collar or sit over it.
Cervico moves this decision to the day of surgery, while the tissue can still be shaped. Each anatomical shape of our patented Cervico System has the shape of the natural tooth at the gum line, in three sizes for each tooth group. The gum heals around it, so at the impression it already has the contour of the final crown.
How the custom healing abutment mold works
Connect a temporary abutment to your stock lab analog, push it into the desired well, and rotate the assembly until the buccal reference on the abutment aligns with the “tear” mark on the front of the well. Fill with flowable composite, light cure, unscrew, polish, and deliver.
The mold’s silicone insert contains 24 anatomical wells covering four tooth groups (a: anteriors, p: premolars, m1: lower molars, m2: upper molars), each available in three sizes (S, M, L) and two symmetry options: centered for cases where the implant sits under the planned restoration, and off-centered for cases where it does not. Each well features a “tear” extrusion on its front surface that marks the buccal position, ensuring the abutment shape corresponds to the implant’s prosthetic connection orientation.
Construction and compliance
The Essential Mold is a Class I medical device built for repeated clinical use. A medical-grade aluminum base holds the silicone insert in position, and the whole assembly is autoclaved at 134°C / 273°F between cases. It is manufactured in the EU under ISO 13485 and complies with U.S. and Canadian medical device requirements. With proper maintenance, the mold has no use limit.
Selecting the well
Used standalone, the Essential Mold lets you select the appropriate well visually based on your clinical judgement of the edentulous space and tooth group. For accurate cervical profile selection, mesio-distal space evaluation, and verified osteotomy positioning, the Mold can be paired with the Cervico Guide, whose tab codes map directly to the wells in this Mold. The Mold also pairs with intra-oral scanners: the custom healing abutment shapes the soft tissue while the scanner captures the final emergence profile.
