Syn: Threader, Threadformer.1.
Bone tap: Device used to create a threaded channel in bone for a fixation screw or prior to the insertion of a dental implant into an osteotomy. 2.
Metal tap: An instrument made out of a hard metal, used for rethreading damaged internal threads of a dental implant.
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