implant contact portion 30 and implant 12 provides increased resistance to wear therebetween due to the similarity or identity of the materials of implant contact portion 30 and implant 12 after abutment 10 is secured to implant 12 in the manner described above crown 26 may be attached to supragingival region 24 of abutment 10 via cement for example to complete the restoration advantageously as can be seen in fig3 and 4 implant contact portion 30 of abutment 10 is disposed substantially entirely within the open proximal end 17 of implant 12 such that implant contact portion 30 is not visible externally of the prosthetic and in the event of recession of gingival tissue 80 around transgingival region 22 of abutment 10 implant contact portion 30 will not be visible further receipt of implant contact portion 30 substantially entirely within the open proximal end 17 of implant 12 as shown in fig4 prevents the metal of implant contact portion 30 from contacting the soft gingival tissue 80 around abutment 10 and implant 12 as shown in part in fig1 and 2b ceramic body portion 28 and or implant contact portion 20 in the area of base region 20 and or transgingival region 22 of abutment 10 may be coated with a thin coating 82 of gold or other metallic or non metallic coating such as by electroplating or.