Patent ID: 8851890

Claim:
An impression cap configured for a dental implant, the impression cap comprising: a recess extending in a longitudinal direction between a first end area and a second end area of the impression cap, wherein both end areas are configured to be connected directly to a dental implant, the recess is configured to receive a fastening element to connect the impression cap to a dental implant via a first end area, the first end area having an internal shoulder for mating with the fastening element, wherein the impression cap, at the second end area remote from the first end area, has a connection element configured to produce a releasable snap-fit connection between the impression cap and a dental implant, the connection element comprising an elastically deformable snap-fit lip; the second end area having a cone profile, wherein the second cone profile is adjoined by a circular cylindrical end portion and the first end area having a conical profile; wherein the first end area is configured to be connected to a dental implant for an open-tray impression and the second end area is configured to be connected to a dental implant for a closed-tray impression.