Exploring the use of pulsed erbium lasers to retrieve a zirconia crown from a zirconia implant abutment.

BACKGROUND:Removal of cement-retained implant fixed restorations when needed, can be challenging. Conventional methods of crown removal are time consuming and costly for patients and practitioners. This research explored the use of two different types of pulsed erbium lasers as a non-invasive tool t...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Elkharashi, Kinga Grzech-Leśniak, Janina Golob Deeb, Aous A Abdulmajeed, Sompop Bencharit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233536