Tips from Our ReadersRemoval of damaged implant components with a custom-made screwdriver
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Procedure
- 1.
Identify the damaged structure from detailed clinical and radiographic examination.
- 2.
Cut the active end from a round tungsten carbide bur size 016 (H1 RA 016; Komet), and modify the remaining shaft with a crown cutter bur (H4MC FG 012; Komet) to form a slotted screwdriver tip with flat base and side walls (Fig. 1A.).
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Insert the custom screwdriver shaft into a connector for the rachet (034.005; Straumann) (Fig. 1B.).
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Form a receptive notch in the center of the damaged abutment with a cavity
CRediT authorship contribution statement:
Dimitra Vakou: Resources, Writing - original draft, Visualization. Nikitas Sykaras: Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing - review & editing, Supervision.
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