Crown Remover
Using the Wamkey® crown remover

A good crown remover is an essential tool for any dental professional. Unfortunately, crowns and fixed bridges are not always as permanent as we would like. Failure may occur for many reasons, including a patient's poor oral hygiene, caries around the margins, or failed endodontic therapy. Whatever the reason, it is never a pleasant experience for you, or your patient.

Crown removal problems

In many cases, you will find yourself removing a crown or fixed bridge that was placed by another dentist. You may not know how the abutment tooth was prepared, or what type of cement was used. The retention of the crown varies greatly depending on the shape of the abutment and the contact surface. This can make the procedure quite unpredictable.

In addition to being tedious and difficult, the process involves significant risk of trauma to the prosthesis, or the abutment. A considerable amount of the force exerted, be it manual or device assisted, is absorbed by the periodontal structure. This increases the patient's pain, risks luxation of the ligament, and renders traction-based devices nearly ineffective. Pullers are also rarely effective, and pose a high risk to the periodontal ligament. Destruction of the crown was, until recently, the only safe and effective way of preventing patient trauma in many cases. However, this procedure eliminates the option of reusing the removed crown, and causes wear and tear on dental instruments.

The WAMkey solution

A simple solution to a complex problem is available in the WAMkey Dental Crown Remover. With this innovative, yet simplistic tool, you can:

• Remove crowns in as little as two minutes.
• Preserve the structural integrity of the restoration, enabling it to be reused, either temporarily or permanently.
• Provide your patient a pain-free experience
• Remove fixed restorations with no damage to the abutment.
• Eliminate the stress placed on the periodontal ligament by other removal methods.
• Improve patient satisfaction. The safety and simplicity of WAMkey crown removal, like the Physics Forceps extraction system, benefits both you and the patient.

The WAMkey procedure simply involves drilling a small, horizontal slot, inserting the appropriate key, and turning. Removal of a fixed prosthesis can be nearly as predictable, and simple, as inserting a key into a lock and turning it. Save time, teeth, and crowns – order WAMkey today. WAM Key Dental Crown Remover
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