A technique for locating implant abutment screws of posterior cement-retained metal-ceramic restorations with ceramic occlusal surfaces.

TY - JOUR

T1 - A technique for locating implant abutment screws of posterior cement-retained metal-ceramic restorations with ceramic occlusal surfaces.

AU - Schwedhelm, Edzard

AU - Raigrodski, Ariel J

PY - 2006

Y1 - 2006

N2 - With the increased use of cement-retained implant-supported restorations for the replacement of missing teeth, clinicians may choose to use a definitive cement to lute the definitive restoration. A complication that may occur, especially for a single-tooth replacement, is loosening of the abutment screw. In those situations, it may be difficult to locate the abutment-screw access to remove the restoration. The purpose of this article is to describe a technique that may facilitate the clinician's ability to locate the abutment-screw access in the event of abutment-screw loosening, thus reducing the need for refabricating the restoration.

AB - With the increased use of cement-retained implant-supported restorations for the replacement of missing teeth, clinicians may choose to use a definitive cement to lute the definitive restoration. A complication that may occur, especially for a single-tooth replacement, is loosening of the abutment screw. In those situations, it may be difficult to locate the abutment-screw access to remove the restoration. The purpose of this article is to describe a technique that may facilitate the clinician's ability to locate the abutment-screw access in the event of abutment-screw loosening, thus reducing the need for refabricating the restoration.

M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz

VL - 95

SP - 165

EP - 167

JO - J PROSTHET DENT

JF - J PROSTHET DENT

SN - 0022-3913

IS - 2

M1 - 2

ER -