Fabrication of a fixed multipurpose template retained by existing dental implants

Amirali Zandinejad; Tamer Abdel-Azim; Wei-Shao Lin; Dean Morton

doi:10.1016/S0022-3913(13)60356-X

Fabrication of a fixed multipurpose template retained by existing dental implants

J Prosthet Dent. 2013 Aug;110(2):144-6. doi: 10.1016/S0022-3913(13)60356-X.

Authors

Amirali Zandinejad¹, Tamer Abdel-Azim, Wei-Shao Lin, Dean Morton

Affiliation

¹ Department of Oral Health and Rehabilitation, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA. a0zand01@louisville.edu

PMID: 23929377
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3913(13)60356-X

Abstract

This report describes the use of a multipurpose template stabilized with existing implants to provide accurate information for immediate implant placement, to facilitate impression making, and to record maxillomandibular relationships for the fabrication of an interim immediate implant-supported fixed prosthesis.

MeSH terms

Dental Implantation, Endosseous / instrumentation*
Dental Implants*
Dental Impression Technique / instrumentation
Denture Design
Denture, Partial, Fixed
Denture, Partial, Immediate
Humans
Jaw Relation Record / instrumentation
Patient Care Planning*

Substances

Dental Implants