Preventing loosening of implant abutment screws.
A procedure for using dimples inside the abutment screw cylinder above the screws and filling the holes with elastomeric impression material will prevent the screw-retained prosthesis from loosening. A modification of the procedure can also be used for angled abutments.
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Division of Fixed Prosthodontics, Department of Prosthodontics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA.
Bell
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D000044:Dental Abutments; D015921:Dental Implants; D017268:Dental Prosthesis Retention / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans
D015921:Dental Implants