Question: I read with great interest your column on fixing a loose crown attached to an implant. Although removing the crown and tightening, what you called “the abutment screw” solved the problem, I ...

Broken screw? Here's what to do originally appeared on Dengarden. I had eight stripped and broken screws that were rusted and completely stuck, but I needed to remove them to replace a part. I started ...

A broken screw head can be a an annoying and frustrating problem. It may be that the top groove or indentation is stripped, or it may be sheared completely off. But you can overcome the issue with a ...

A technique to manage an unusual presentation of an implant abutment screw fracture is presented. Causes of abutment screw loosening and fracture are reviewed. Design features that improve the ...

Few things seem more hopeless than when you’re in the process of removing a bolt, screw, or stud and it breaks. At that point, you know it’s all over but the crying. You’ve busted a bolt off in a ...

I had eight stripped and broken screws that were rusted and completely stuck, but I needed to remove them to replace a part. I started by trying to find a screwdriver that fit the remaining grooves as ...