Study Club Member drahcirthefrog
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drahcirthefrog posted an update 2 weeks ago
Hello everyone! I’m a recent grad so I have very little experience with implants. A pt came today and said their crown broke off. We got ahold of the implant system (Hiossen) and I got the correct driver but i could not even get the driver down the abutment hole. I use 5.5x loupes and im pretty sure I can see a screw down at the end. 1. Do I… Read more
Ivan2 Comments-
Thanks for posting Richard, You can actually do it either way. However, the preferred way would be to:
1. access the screw channel and successfully remove the abutment.
2. Take an impression
3. Send the impression and abutment to the lab
Doing it this way would avoid extruding cement all around that implant.
It does take some care and some time…
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I wrote a short article on the topic not too long ago. Maybe it helps! https://implantninjadojo.com/how-to-access-an-implant-crown/
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