A technique for making a diagnostic and surgical template

Fujio Tsuchida; Toshio Hosoi; Masahiro Imanaka; Kaoru Kobayashi

doi:10.1016/j.prosdent.2003.12.012

A technique for making a diagnostic and surgical template

J Prosthet Dent. 2004 Apr;91(4):395-7. doi: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2003.12.012.

Authors

Fujio Tsuchida¹, Toshio Hosoi, Masahiro Imanaka, Kaoru Kobayashi

Affiliation

¹ School of Dental Medicine, Tsurumi University, Yokohama, Japan. Tsuchida-f@tsurumi-u.ac.jp

PMID: 15116045
DOI: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2003.12.012

Abstract

Implant-supported restorations can restore function and esthetics provided that the implants are placed in the predetermined location and properly angulated. This article describes the fabrication of a diagnostic template incorporating a silicone radiopaque marker as a guide for achieving 3-dimensional evaluation of bone without artifacts using computed tomography. The diagnostic template may be easily transformed into a surgical template by removing the silicone marker.

MeSH terms

Dental Implantation, Endosseous / instrumentation*
Dental Implantation, Endosseous / methods*
Humans
Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / diagnostic imaging*
Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / surgery*
Models, Anatomic
Models, Dental
Silicones
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

Silicones