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Volume 17 , Issue 2
March/April 2002
Pages 175–183

The Effect of 3 Torque Delivery Systems on Gold Screw Preload at the Gold Cylinder–Abutment Screw Joint

Keson B. Tan, BDS (Hons), MSD, Jack I. Nicholls, PhD

PMID: 11958399

Purpose: This study measured the gold screw preload at the gold cylinder–abutment screw joint interface obtained by 3 torque delivery systems. Materials and Methods: Using a precalibrated, straingauged standard abutment as the load cell, 3 torque delivery systems tested were shown to have significant differences in gold screw preload when a gold cylinder was attached. Results: Mean preloads measured were 291.2 N for hand torque drivers set at 10 Ncm, 340.3 N for electronic torque controllers at low setting/10 Ncm, 384.4 N for electronic torque controllers at high setting/10 Ncm; and 140.8 N for hand-tightening with a prosthetic slot screwdriver. Significant differences in screw preload were also found between operators using a hand torque driver. Discussion: Hand-tightening delivered insufficient preload and cannot be recommended for final gold screw tightening. Different electronic torque controller units set at 10 Ncm induced mean gold screw preloads that ranged from 264.1 N to as high as 501.2 N. Conclusion: Electronic torque controllers should be regularly recalibrated to ensure optimal output. (INT J ORAL MAXILLOFAC IMPLANTS 2002;17:175–183)

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