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Retrieval of a fractured abutment screw thread from an implant: a case report.

Satterthwaite J, Rickman L

The University of Manchester, School of Dentistry, Higher Cambridge Street, Manchester, M15 6FH. julian.satterthwaite@manchester.ac.uk

This report describes the management of a loose cement-retained implant supported crown where the thread of the abutment screw had fractured away from the body of the screw and was retained within the implant. The importance of multi-disciplinary skills in the treatment of patients with implants is discussed.

Published 25 February 2008 in Br Dent J, 204(4): 177-80.
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