A simplified method of preventing implant hex drive from aspiration or accidental swallowing during stage two implant recovery

Akurati Ratnaditya; Akurati Ratnaditya; Srinivas Ravuri; Srinivas Ravuri; Durga Prasad Tadi; Durga Prasad Tadi; Chaitanya Ram Kandregula; Chaitanya Ram Kandregula; Rajkumar Chowdary Kopuri; Rajkumar Chowdary Kopuri; Venkata Girish Pentakota; Venkata Girish Pentakota; Akurati Ratnaditya; Akurati Ratnaditya; Srinivas Ravuri; Srinivas Ravuri; Durga Prasad Tadi; Durga Prasad Tadi; Chaitanya Ram Kandregula; Chaitanya Ram Kandregula; Rajkumar Chowdary Kopuri; Rajkumar Chowdary Kopuri; Venkata Girish Pentakota; Venkata Girish Pentakota

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Year : 2014 | Volume : 4 | Issue : 4 | Page : 23-25

A simplified method of preventing implant hex drive from aspiration or accidental swallowing during stage two implant recovery

Akurati Ratnaditya¹, Srinivas Ravuri², Durga Prasad Tadi³, Chaitanya Ram Kandregula⁴, Rajkumar Chowdary Kopuri⁵, Venkata Girish Pentakota⁴
¹ Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram, India
² Department of Public Health Dentistry, SIBAR Institute of Dental Sciences, Guntur, India
³ Department of Prosthodontics, Drs. Sudha and Nageswara Rao Siddhartha Institute of Dental Sciences, Gannavaram, India
⁴ Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Drs. Sudha and Nageswara Rao Siddhartha Institute of Dental Sciences, Gannavaram, India
⁵ Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, St. Joseph Dental College, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India

Correspondence Address:
Durga Prasad Tadi
Department of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, Drs. Sudha and Nageswara Rao Siddhartha Institute of Dental Sciences, Chinaoutpally, Gannavaram 521 101, Andhra Pradesh
India

Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None

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DOI: 10.4103/2231-0762.144572

Objectives: To prevent accidental ingestion of implant hex dive. Materials and Methods: Dental floss which is used to stabilize the hex drive is tied to the operator's finger ring to overcome sudden aspiration of fallen instrument. Results: It showed excellent grip of the instrument during stage two uncover time and also saved operators time. Conclusions: Accidental aspiration or swallowing of the dental instruments during routine implant surgeries can be prevented by tying the implant instruments to the operator's ring with silk ligatures or dental floss.

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