A novel technique to retrieve a cold welded gingival former- A Technical note

Authors : Merlin Thomas, Abhijit Joshi, Pragathi Raghavendra Bhat, Lata Shankrappa Mushannavar

DOI : 10.18231/j.idjsr.2022.030

Volume : 10

Issue : 4

Year : 2022

Page No : 130-133

Cold welding is one of the mechanical complications of dental implants. This case report describes how a cold welded gingival former was successfully retrieved without damaging the threads using combination of ultrasonic scaler, surgical screw driver and a gingival retraction cord. This is a simple, cost-effective technique that can be adopted in all dental implant systems.


Keywords: Cold welding, Preload, Complications, Gingival former, Gingival retraction cord


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