The present invention relates to a multi-functional adapter (1) for an implant-supported dental prosthesis, having a defined profile, such as to determine at least one information of an angular position, a height, an x-axis and/or a plane, with a base portion (1a) and an upper portion (1b), wherein the multi-functional adapter (1) has a base portion (1 a) and the upper portion (1b) are adapted to respectively receive a first component (2) and a second component (3) of an implant-supported dental prosthesis being made of a scannable material and capable of being burnt out. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for producing an implant-supported dental prosthesis by using a multi-functional adapter as above.
