A custom healing abutment and a method of manufacturing the same. The custom healing abutment can include a head with a customizable geometry configured to engage the surrounding gingival tissue to form an anatomically desirable emergence profile in the gingival tissue during healing. The method of manufacturing the custom healing abutment may include either additive or subtractive fabrication of the custom healing abutment directly or a casting pattern from which the custom healing abutment may be cast.