Fabrication of a Cement- and Screw-retained Multiunit Implant Restoration
Retrieval of cemented implant restorations can be difficult for both the patient and the dentist. The method described in this article combines the advantages of cement- and screw-retained restorations. Abutment screws can be easily reached by the screw access channel prepared in the waxing phase; the restoration can be retrieved without destroying the implants and prosthesis. This article describes a simple and reliable method to fabricate a retrievable cemented prosthesis.Abstract
Contributor Notes
Bulent Uludag, DDS, PhD, is a professor and Gozde Celik, DDS, PhD, is a research assistant at Ankara University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Prosthodontics, Besevler, Ankara, Turkey. Address correspondence to Prof Dr Bulent Uludag, Ankara Universitesi Dis Hekimligi Fakultesi, Protetik Dis Tedavisi Ab.D., 06500 Besevler, Ankara, Turkey (uludag@dentistry.ankara.edu.tr).