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In-office technique for selectively etching titanium abutments to improve bonding for interim implant prostheses
Chandur Wadhwani1, Kwok-Hung Chung2
1Private practice, Bellevue, Wash; and Affiliate Faculty, Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash.
The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
|November 11, 2015
Abstract:
A technique is described for increasing the surface area of a titanium abutment with hydrofluoric acid etching. This provides mechanical retention for acrylic resin and composite resins and can be easily and rapidly accomplished in both the laboratory and clinic.
