Using a guide template with a handpiece sleeve to locate the abutment screw position of a cement-retained implant restoration

Hye Won Kang, Du Hyeong Lee

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Abstract

The existing techniques for drilling a screw access hole in cement-retained restorations are limited by inaccurate drill guidance and ineffective cooling of the drilling area. An approach for fabricating a guide template to provide screw retrievability using computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) is described. A handpiece sleeve was made by 3-dimensional printing and incorporating it into a vacuum-formed template. The handpiece sleeve not only guides the head of the handpiece accurately but also enables the cooling water to reach the area of drilling directly.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)339-342
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume114
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Sep 2015

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