Removing Pick-up Impression Coping in Patients with Limited Mouth Opening: A Technical Report

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Oral and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics Department, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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Due to its precision, the "pick-up" implant impression technique is often preferred for transferring the impression coping from the implant to the impression. However, this technique is limited to patients with sufficient mouth opening and intraoral accessibility, with the transfer method instead used in cases with opening restrictions. Some patients have sufficient mouth opening to accommodate the special tray and pick-up impression coping but lack access for the screwdriver. This technical report introduces a new pick-up implant impression approach for patients with limited intraoral access, in which a needle holder is used with a sliding motion to loosen copings out of position. In this way, clinicians can use the more precise open-tray impression method, even in patients with limited intraoral accessibility.
 

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Ain Shams Dental Journal
Volume 37, Issue 1
March 2025
Pages 109-112

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