title: Acrylic resin guide for locating the abutment screw access channel of cement-retained implant prostheses.
abstract: Abutment screw loosening represents a common and challenging technical complication of cement-retained implant prostheses. This article describes the fabrication of a simple and accurate poly(methyl methacrylate) guide for identifying the location and angulation of the abutment screw access channel of a cement-retained implant prosthesis with a loosened abutment screw.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of General Dental Sciences, Marquette University School of Dentistry, Milwaukee, Wis.
authors.forename: Ayman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of General Dental Sciences, Marquette University School of Dentistry, Milwaukee, Wis. Electronic address: gmaroulakos@yahoo.gr.
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Maroulakos
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Oregon Health Sciences University School of Dentistry, Portland, Ore.
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Garaicoa
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003442:Crowns; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003735:Dental Casting Technique; D003738:Dental Cements / Q000627:therapeutic use; D059605:Dental Implant-Abutment Design / Q000379:methods; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D003738:Dental Cements; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate