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Dental Abutment Screw Extractor

Detailed Technology Description

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*Abstract

BackgroundFor many adults, dental implants offer a permanent solution for replacing lost teeth. In certain instances, excessive torque or shear forces can cause the implant abutment screw to break into two parts. The head of the screw remains attached to the abutment and can be freely removed from the mouth. The threaded portion of the screw remains within the permanent implant, which poses a problem for dentists because it is difficult and time consuming to remove.TechnologyThe Dental Abutment Screw Extractor attaches to the broken screw fragment so it can successfully be removed from the implant. The device provides an easy and effective way to remove a broken abutment screw fragment with minimal risk of damaging the permanent dental implant.Stage of DevelopmentPrototypeIP StatusUS Provisional Patent Application

*Principal Investigator

Name: Tyler Hughes

Department: Bioengineering Department

Name: Paul Kukunas

Department: Bioengineering Department

Name: Steve Kukunas

Department: Dent Med-Prosthodontics

Name: Hannah Smith

Department: Engr-Operations

Name: Ashley Smoots

Department: Instruction-Freshman Program

Name: Fanying Sun

Department: Bioengineering

Country/Region

USA