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The Journal 12. After the material was set, the driver is inserted in copings respectively and the copings were made loose completely 13. The tray now was removed carefully and the copings were picked up along with the impression 9. Light body was injected on the tissue below the rigid splinting and around the copings 14. Impression was checked and implant analogue was fixed to the copings and impression was poured This now recorded the position, depth, angulation and the soft tissue emergence of implants the same way they were present inside the bone!! 10. Tray was loaded with putty and impression is made 11. The copings were allowed to come out of the putty from the window created and openings were cleared from any putty that clogged the openings Discussion Closed tray impression in implant dentistry has disadvantages in the form of manual errors that creep in when the transfer coping is transferred from oral cavity and placed back in the impression to pour. To avoid such discrepencies, open tray pick up impression is always better that records and transfers the implant in the same way that is present inside the bone into an impression to be poured 7 Vol. 15 No. 1 Jan-April 2019