title: A Simple Technique for Fabricating a Screw-Retained/Cemented Implant-Supported Crown.
abstract: Many factors figure into the long-term success of an implant-supported restoration. While some are uncontrollable, others are manageable. The cement-retained implant-supported restoration is easier to fabricate, while the screw-retained implant-supported restoration involves more complicated, timeconsuming laboratory procedures. Most research has found the screw-retained restoration has had more minimal complications than the cement-retained counterpart. This article describes a simple, low-cost technique of converting a cement-retained implant crown to a screw-retained implant crown, which allows for easy retrievability and eliminates a number of laboratory steps and costs.
authors.affiliation: Adjunct Associate Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry, Richmond, Virginia.
authors.forename: Gregg A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Helvey
mesh_terms: D001863:Bone Screws; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003442:Crowns; D003738:Dental Cements; D003761:Dental Impression Technique; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D017268:Dental Prosthesis Retention / Q000379:methods*; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D003738:Dental Cements