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A new fixed attachment system using no screws, no cement for immediate load full‐arch restorations
Author(s) -
Östman PärOlov
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical oral implants research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.407
H-Index - 161
eISSN - 1600-0501
pISSN - 0905-7161
DOI - 10.1111/clr.228_13358
Subject(s) - arch , abutment , dentistry , prosthesis , retainer , orthodontics , fixed prosthodontics , materials science , medicine , engineering , composite material , structural engineering , surgery
Background: An immediately loaded screw-retained implant prosthesis for the fully edentulous arch is often provided by retrofitting the patient’s existing denture and converting to a provisional prosthesis. Converting a denture to a fixed solution by bonding temporary cylinders into the denture base, requires grinding holes in the denture and is often a time-consuming process with risk of fracture during the transitional healing period.