Open AccessNoninvasive method for retrieval of broken dental implant abutment screw
Author(s) -
Jagadish Reddy Gooty,
Sunil Kumar Palakuru,
Vikram Reddy Guntakalla,
Mahipal Nera
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/0976-237x.132382
Subject(s) - abutment , implant , dental implant , dentistry , titanium , orthodontics , medicine , materials science , surgery , engineering , civil engineering , metallurgy
Dental implants made of titanium for replacement of missing teeth are widely used because of ease of technical procedure and high success rate, but are not free of complications and may fail. Fracturing of the prosthetic screw continues to be a problem in restorative practice and great challenge to remove the fractured screw conservatively. This case report describes and demonstrates the technique of using an ultrasonic scaler in the removal of the fracture screw fragment as a noninvasive method without damaging the hex of implants.