Use of stereolithographic templates for surgical and prosthodontic implant planning and placement. Part I. The concept

J Prosthodont. 2006 Jan-Feb;15(1):51-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-849X.2006.00069.x.

Abstract

Surgical and prosthodontic implant complications are often an inadvertent sequelae of improper diagnosis, planning, and placement. These complications pose a significant challenge in implant dentistry. Presented in this article is a technique using a highly advanced software program along with a rapid prototyping technology called stereolithography. It permits graphic and complex 3D implant simulation and the fabrication of computer-generated surgical templates. These templates seat directly on the bone and are preprogrammed with the individual depth, angulation, and mesio-distal and bucco-lingual positioning of individual implants as planned during the 3D computer simulation.

MeSH terms

  • Computer Simulation*
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Dental Implantation, Endosseous / methods*
  • Dental Prosthesis Design
  • Humans
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional / methods*
  • Jaw, Edentulous / diagnostic imaging
  • Models, Anatomic*
  • Patient Care Planning
  • Photography, Dental / methods
  • Software
  • Surgery, Computer-Assisted / instrumentation*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed