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Dentist needed to use a metal instrument to wack off 2 connected implant temporaries. 12 times very hard. can this weaken my implants themselves?
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It shouldn't: A reverse impact hammer does not produce much force. You would need far greater forces to cause any damage to the implant or bone.
Answered 4/5/2016
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