Removal of fractured implant screws: case report

*Correspondence to: Su-Young LeeProfessor, Department of Prosthodontics, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, 505 Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, 137-040, Republic of KoreaTel: +82-2-2258-6309, Fax: +82-2-537-2374, E-mail: lsuyoung@daum.netReceived: October 14, 2014/Last Revision: January 8, 2015/Accepted: February 10, 2015

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