Drs. Weiskopf and Stucki: I can’t get a healing abutment off! Now what? Tips for getting a stuck healing abutment off and tips for the healing abutment that keeps falling off

If an oral surgeon gets to the point where they cannot get a healing abutment off, or conversely, it keeps falling off, it can be a frustrating experience for all involved parties. So for this episode of Everyday Oral Surgery, we are exploring the things that can go wrong with healing abutments and what to do about them! We begin with the situation where a healing abutment has been screwed on too tightly and just won't budge. We lay out the possible reasons for why this could have happened, s...