Retrieval of a fractured abutment screw thread from an implant: a case report.
This report describes the management of a loose cement-retained implant supported crown where the thread of the abutment screw had fractured away from the body of the screw and was retained within the implant. The importance of multi-disciplinary skills in the treatment of patients with implants is discussed.
Satterthwaite
J
J
The University of Manchester, School of Dentistry, Higher Cambridge Street, Manchester, M15 6FH. julian.satterthwaite@manchester.ac.uk
Rickman
L
L
D000328:Adult; D000044:Dental Abutments / Q000009:adverse effects; D015921:Dental Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017268:Dental Prosthesis Retention / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
D015921:Dental Implants