Patent ID: 6951460

Claim:
An impression coping for pick-up impression making of a dental abutment attached to a dental implant, said impression coping having a through passage extending from a coronal end to an apical end of the impression coping, said impression coping comprising: an abutment surrounding region for surrounding the abutment, wherein said abutment surrounding region has a coronal end, an apical end and an inner wall, said inner wall comprising at least one abutment contact surface for contact with the abutment, and at least one space forming surface for being spaced apart from said abutment in order to provide a space between said space forming surface and the abutment, wherein said abutment surrounding region comprises a shoulder contacting portion having an inner wall, and a post contacting portion extending coronally from said shoulder contacting portion and presenting an inner wall forming an angle larger than 180° with said inner wall of said shoulder contacting portion, and said space forming surface and said abutment surface are provided at the inner wall of said post portion.