title: A technique for retrieving fractured implant screws.
abstract: The use of dental implants as a source of support and retention for fixed restorations is common. This report describes the use of a fragment removal instrument together with the use of ultrasonic instrumentation to retrieve a screw fragment.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Rehabilitation Department, College of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Ahmad Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Imam
authors.affiliation: Postdoctoral fellow, Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology (CCMB), Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif. Electronic address: moshaver@usc.edu.
authors.forename: Alireza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moshaverinia
authors.affiliation: Director, Implant Dentistry, Ralph and Jean Bleak Professor of Restorative Dentistry; and Codirector, Advanced Prosthodontics, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif.
authors.forename: Winston W L
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Chee
authors.affiliation: Professor, Division of Restorative and Prosthetic Dentistry, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
authors.forename: Edwin A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: McGlumphy
mesh_terms: D059605:Dental Implant-Abutment Design / Q000295:instrumentation; D015921:Dental Implants; D017268:Dental Prosthesis Retention / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D020878:Device Removal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014465:Ultrasonics / Q000295:instrumentation
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants