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A straightforward approach to locate implant abutments and access screw openings.
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Daher T, Morgano SM. J Prosthet Dent 2008; 100: 238–239
Both implant abutments and access screw openings can be fiendishly difficult to locate should either the crown have to be replaced or the screw, retaining the abutment, have to be tightened. This paper describes yet another method to locate such structures. It comprises taking photographs of 1) the access screw opening for the abutment and 2) the crown, with a periodontal probe positioned over both of these photographs in the horizontal, vertical and y-axes. Using these, the access screw opening for the abutment is then superimposed over the photograph of the crown and marked with a pen. The photograph is then filed in the clinical notes. The abutment can also be marked on a photograph of the crown in a similar way.
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The use of digital photographs to locate implant abutment screws for implant-supported cement-retained restorations. Br Dent J 206, 87 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.2009.33
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.2009.33
