Dental Valution · Exclusive Australian TruAbutment Distribution

Surface contact, not line contact. Built for load.

Tru Direct Screw and TruBase are TruAbutment's answer to a simple manufacturing reality: scanning, printing and milling all carry tolerance. A flat-type screw absorbs that deviation instead of concentrating it — for full-arch, hybrid and single-unit restorations alike.

Angulated screwdriver seating a Tru Direct Screw abutment into a full-arch model, on brand-blue gradient background.
At a glance
Connection typeFlat surface contact
Screw channel optionsStraight · ASC to 25°
Standard torque15 N·cm
TruBase platforms3.5mm / 5.5mm
Exclusive Australian distribution
Lifetime warranty on DS abutments
25+ implant systems supported
15 N·cm standard seating torque
Overview

One prosthetic decision, three ways to deliver it

The Direct-to-MUA screw method has become a standard full-arch approach alongside two long-running alternatives. All three start from the same multi-unit abutment — the difference is what sits on top of it.

Alternative

MUA Ti-base

A titanium base is cemented or bonded onto the multi-unit abutment before the prosthesis is retained — an extra bonding interface, and an extra point of possible failure.

Standard · This page

Direct to MUA

The prosthesis is retained straight onto the multi-unit abutment with a Tru Direct Screw. Fewer interfaces, fewer points of failure, and it's what this page is built around.

Full-arch restoration render showing a milled bar splinting the implants beneath an overdenture.
Alternative

Bar Frame Denture

A milled or cast bar splints the implants before the overdenture attaches — reliable, but adds fabrication steps and cost that Direct-to-MUA removes.

Why the screw geometry matters

Tapered screws fail where manufacturing tolerance lives

A tapered screw only ever contacts the abutment along a line. Any deviation from scanning, printing or milling shows up as uneven torque during seating — and, eventually, as a fractured prosthesis. TruAbutment's flat-type screw spreads that same deviation across a full surface.

Macro cross-section closeup of a tapered screw's line contact against the abutment.
Tapered Type Screw
Legacy geometry
Connection type
Line contact
Fabrication tolerance
Unable to accommodate
Stress distribution
Concentrated & unpredictable
Stability
Short-term
Macro cross-section closeup of the flat-type screw's full surface contact against the abutment.
Tru Direct Screw
TruAbutment flat-type
Connection type
Surface contact
Fabrication tolerance
Able to accommodate
Stress distribution
Even & predictable
Stability
Long-term
VS
>20µm
Scanning deviation
>100µm
Printing deviation
>20µm
Milling deviation

Every digital workflow step introduces error at this scale. A tapered screw has nowhere to put it. Tru Direct Screw's flat surface compensates for it — which is where the long-term success of the restoration is actually decided.

Tru Direct Screw Solution

Straight for parallel cases. Angulated for everything else.

Both variants deliver the same even, stable stress distribution — the only difference is how much angulation correction you need at the access channel. TruAbutment's ASC screwdriver and screws are purpose-built for angulated delivery without sacrificing seal or seating force.

Direct Screw connections come in Hex 1.25mm, Hex 1.2mm, Torx and Unigrip to match your abutment platform.

Chairside protocol

Seat it in a cross-pattern, not a circle

Diagonal, star-pattern tightening pulls the framework down evenly instead of walking it off the abutments. Three light cycles beat one hard pass.

1 2 3 4 MUA FRAMEWORK
1
Engage the first screw at 5 N·cm — hand-tight, no full seating yet.
2
Jump diagonally to the opposite screw, again at 5 N·cm.
3
Cross to the third position at 5 N·cm, keeping the diagonal pattern.
4
Finish the fourth position at 5 N·cm, closing the first cycle.
Repeat the 1→2→3→4 sequence for 3 full cycles 15 N·cm final

This staged approach distributes force evenly across the framework, reduces stress at seating, and improves long-term fit — the same logic that drives the Tru Direct Screw's flat-surface design.

TruBase

The titanium base under every zirconia and SCRP restoration

TruBase (Ti-base) is the titanium interface for zirconia hybrid abutments and screw-retained crown & premolar (SCRP) restorations. Engaging and non-engaging versions cover most implant systems on the market, in 3.5mm and 5.5mm platform heights.

  • Engaging & non-engaging options per implant platform
  • 3.5mm and 5.5mm heights across most systems
  • Compatible screw range: DS/AOT/T-L, ASC and standard TruBase drivers
  • Manufacturer-specific torque values, from 15–35 N·cm depending on system
Product render of the milled crown paired with its matching custom abutment, milled from one design file.
TruAbutment DS — Split-File Custom Abutments

Scan the case once. DS mills the final crown and the custom abutment from the same design file — one action, two matched results, and no light-scope-to-actual-product drift.

<±5µm
Machining tolerance
>±100µm
Typical industry tolerance
2
Screws included
Lifetime warranty
  • 100% machine-milled — no manual polishing necessary
  • No milling disc, no pre-milled blanks
Digital prosthetic components

Everything between the implant and the final restoration

Wide flat-lay of TruScan Body, TruBase, Digital Lab Analog, Lab Analog and drivers arranged together.
SB

TruScan Body

For intraoral and extraoral scanning. Available for most systems on the market, autoclavable, and laser-marked with implant type and size.

TB

TruBase (Ti-base)

The titanium interface for zirconia hybrid and SCRP restorations, in engaging and non-engaging versions.

DA

Digital Lab Analog

A two-piece, screw-type implant replica built for 3D-printed models.

LA

Lab Analog

The implant replica for conventional stone models, plus the full range of hand and torque drivers.

Compatibility

One screw system, most of the implants you already place

TruBase, TruScan Body and Tru/ASC Direct Screw components are engineered against these implant platforms. If you don't see your system, ask us — the library is still growing.

BioHorizons
Internal 3.03.54.55.7
Camlog / Conelog
Camlog Internal 3.3–6.0Conelog Internal 3.3–5.0
Dentsply Sirona
Astra Tech EV 3.0–5.4Astra Tech TX 3.0–5.0
DIO
UF (II) Submerged — Narrow / Regular
Hiossen (Osstem)
ET (TS) MiniET (TS) Regular
Implant Direct
Legacy 3.0
Keystone Dental
Prima/Genesis SDRDWD
MegaGen
AnyRidge
MIS
C1 NPSPWP
Neodent
GM
Neoss
ProActive Straight 3.25ProActive 3.5 / 6.0
Nobel Biocare
NobelActive NP/RP/WP/3.0NobelReplace NP/RP/WP/6.0
Straumann
Bone Level SC/NC/RCBLX RB/WBTissue Level RN/WN
Zimmer Biomet
3i Certain 3.4–6.0Eztetic 3.1 / 2.9TSV 3.5–5.7
+ View additional compatible systems (AlphaBio, Adin, Anthogyr, Global D, and more)

Also supported: Dentium SuperLine, Anthogyr, Global D, URIS (M1.6), All-on-T (M1.4).

ASC Direct-to-MUA Screw also indexes to AlphaBio, Adin, ACH Medical, DENTIS, DESS, ETK Tetra, IPD, JDentalcare, Medentis Medical, Meisinger, MEDENTiKA, NeoBiotech, Sweden & Martina, Southern Implants, S.I.N Implant, Thommen Medical and ZimVie — all at 15 N·cm.

Ready to order

Fit is engineered, not corrected chairside

Talk to the Dental Valution team about Tru Direct Screw and TruBase for your case.

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All trademarks, trade names and company names on this page are the property of their respective owners. TruAbutment is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by the compatible implant manufacturers listed above, and does not sponsor, endorse or offer any warranty for their products or services. Torque values shown are common reference values — always confirm against the implant manufacturer's current instructions for use before treatment.