title: Affordable implant prosthetics using a screwless implant system.
abstract: Many dentists have been reluctant to place dental implants because they have found that most implants are costly and time-consuming to place and have long-term maintenance problems. Most of these problems are caused by using screws to connect the abutment to the implant, the crown to the abutment or both. The use of a screwless implant system and conventional prosthetics, the author contends, can make implant dentistry affordable, versatile and easy to incorporate into all general dental practices.
authors.affiliation: Northern Essex Oral Surgery Associates Inc., Haverhill, Mass. 01830, USA.
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Shepherd
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D000044:Dental Abutments / Q000191:economics*; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000191:economics; D015921:Dental Implants / Q000191:economics*; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design / Q000191:economics*; D017268:Dental Prosthesis Retention / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D019415:Torque
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants