title: A method for removing calculus accumulated at the interface between implant abutments and the overlying bar.
authors.affiliation: Veterans Administration Medical Center Dental Service, Phoenix, AZ 85012, USA. gustavo.tapia-reyes@va.gov
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tapia
authors.forename: Laurence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ambrose
mesh_terms: D000077463:Carbamide Peroxide; D002614:Chelating Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003728:Dental Calculus / Q000628:therapy*; D015921:Dental Implants; D003777:Dental Prophylaxis / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003781:Denture Retention / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D004492:Edetic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D010545:Peroxides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018915:Root Canal Preparation / Q000295:instrumentation; D013499:Surface Properties; D014508:Urea / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D002614:Chelating Agents; D015921:Dental Implants; D010545:Peroxides; D000077463:Carbamide Peroxide; D014508:Urea; D004492:Edetic Acid