DOI: 10.11607/jomi.5347, PubMed ID (PMID): 28170451Pages 1132-1134, Language: EnglishMaluly-Proni, Ana Teresa / Anchieta, Rodolfo Bruniera / Suzuki, Thaís Yumi Umeda / Garcia de Oliveira, Fernanda / Guedes, Ana Paula / Rocha, Eduardo Passos / Assunção, Wirley Gonçalves / dos Santos, Paulo Henrique
The aim of this article is to describe the procedure for sealing the screw access channel using plastic tape, polytetrafluoroethylene, in screw- or cement-retained implant-supported prostheses. This technique is viable and easily performed, and the functional and esthetic results are satisfactory.
Keywords: cement retention, dental implants, implant-supported prosthesis, polytetrafluoroethylene, screw retention