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A New Device to Prevent Aspiration or Swallowing of Implant Screwdrivers
Author(s) -
Appelbaum Marc
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of prosthodontics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.902
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1532-849X
pISSN - 1059-941X
DOI - 10.1111/jopr.12982
Subject(s) - swallowing , mobile device , implant , medicine , dentistry , computer science , surgery , operating system
The screwdriver harness is potentially a life‐saving device. It allows the clinician to work intraorally with a handheld screwdriver without the concern of unintentionally losing contact with the driver, risking the possibility of aspiration or swallowing by the patient.