A manually-operated, dental device used to retrieve a dental implant, typically because of damage (e.g., a broken collar) or malfunction, from the oral cavity. It is typically made of toughened, high-grade steel and has a cylindrical design with a coarse, left-handed fluting with a steep pitch that spirals up the tapered working end and a hexagonal head at the proximal end that fits a torque wrench socket. Such a device is inserted into the implant to be removed and turned anticlockwise (counterclockwise). The anticlockwise torque exerted makes this device grip into the implant, which is then unscrewed. It is a single-use device.