A simple template to locate position of the access hole in cement retained implant crowns

---

Clinical Tip

Author Details : Harianawala H , Sethi T , Kantharia N , Kheur M , Jambhekar S*

Volume : 2, Issue : 1, Year : 2014

Article Page : 105-107

Suggest article by email

Get Permission

---

Abstract

With the use of implant therapy and its various benefits in dentistry, comes a handful of post treatment complications. The most commonly reported technical complication in implant retained restorations is screw loosening. In screw retained crowns, accessing theaccess hole is simple and it can be tightened immediately. In contrast, cement- retained crowns do not provide access to the abutment screw as they lack an access hole. Retrieving this type of restoration often may lead to damage ofthe components. This clinical tip presents the use of a vaccuum formed template thatcan be conveniently used to locate the occlusal position of the abutment screw in the event of a screw loosening for cement retained crowns.

Keywords: Screw Loosening, Template, Access Hole

How to cite : Harianawala H, Sethi T, Kantharia N, Kheur M, Jambhekar S, A simple template to locate position of the access hole in cement retained implant crowns. J Dent Spec 2014;2(1):105-107

This is an Open Access (OA) journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.