CAMLOG Hybrid Restorations

61 HYBRID RESTORATIONS WITH THE CAMLOG ® IMPLANT SYSTEM The titanium housing is polymerized with suitable self-curing polymer in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. We recommend wetting the titanium housing with acrylic. The denture is then inserted, the exact fit checked and the perforations filled with acrylic. After the acrylic has cured, the denture is removed from the mouth, acrylic overages removed and pol- ished. The black processing replacement males are then removed and replaced by corresponding replacement males as described in "Integration of the colored replacement males" on page 58. The finished prosthesis is inserted and the occlusion checked. EXCHANGE OF THE REPLACEMENT MALES IN AN EXISTING FULL DENTURE The Locator ® instrument is used to replace the replacement males if needed. The screw-on tip is turned three rotations counter-clockwise. Press the retentive tip into the replacement male and remove the male. The middle piece of the Locator ® instrument is used to integrate the colored replacement males in the empty titanium housing. The tip of the instrument is unscrewed, the replacement males positioned and pressed into the tita- nium housing. NOTE The titanium inserts have no friction on the middle piece. Therefore, keep the middle piece perpendicular and press in the replacement males from the basal view. See also "Integration of the colored replacement males" on page 58.