At the heart of the Encode Restorative System is 3i's patented Encode healing abutment. Placed during Stage I or Stage II surgery, the healing abutment enables the doctor to make impressions of an implant without removing any components, placing copings, or taking X-rays. Rather, they rely on codes embedded in the occlusal surface of the abutment. The doctor scans these codes from the cast with an optical laser then uses the codes and CAD-CAM software to design a virtual abutment. Upon completion, the design is milled from a solid piece of titanium alloy. Because the codes on the healing abutments are anatomically precise, they result in a restoration with accurate margin height and natural emergence contours like a traditional implant-level impression.

Implant Supported Overdenture with 3i Locator Abutments