Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 91, Issue 4 , Pages 395-397, April 2004

A technique for making a diagnostic and surgical template

  • Fujio Tsuchida, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Lecturer, Department of Prosthetic Dentistry Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Dr Fujio Tsuchida Dept. of Removable Prosthodontics Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine 2-1-3 Tsurumi, Tsurumi-ku Yokohama City, Japan Fax: (81) 45-573-9599
    • ,
  • Toshio Hosoi, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Chairman, Department of Prosthetic Dentistry Japan
    • ,
  • Masahiro Imanaka, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Lecturer, Department of Oral Radiology Japan
    • ,
  • Kaoru Kobayashi, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Radiology Japan

School of Dental Medicine, Tsurumi University, Yokohama, Japan

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.

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PII: S0022-3913(03)00856-4

doi:10.1016/j.prosdent.2003.12.012

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 91, Issue 4 , Pages 395-397, April 2004

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