Stability of the prosthetic screws of three types of craniofacial prostheses retention systems.

Antonio Gabriel Lanata-Flores Eder Alberto Sigua-Rodriguez Douglas Rangel Goulart Veber Luiz Bomfim Azevedo Sergio Olate José Ricardo de Albergaria-Barbosa

Published in: Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (2016)

The results of this study indicate that all prosthetic screws will loosen slightly after an initial tightening torque, also the bar-clip retention system demonstrated greater loosening of the screws when compared with ball/O-ring and magnet retention systems.

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