Initiating restorative procedures at the first-stage implant surgery with a positional index: a case report.
With the use of a positional index, the restorative dentist and laboratory technician can be provided with an accurate record of implant fixture location after first-stage surgery. Thus it is possible to fabricate a master cast with implant analogs and initiate laboratory procedures immediately after first-stage surgery, and a provisional restoration can be processed and delivered at the time of second-stage surgery. A case report is presented to illustrate the technique.
Reiser
G M
GM
Institute for Advanced Dental Studies, Swampscott, Massachusetts.
Dornbush
J R
JR
Cohen
R
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D003735:Dental Casting Technique; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D015921:Dental Implants; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D003833:Denture, Partial, Temporary; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009819:Office Visits; D015607:Stents; D013997:Time Factors
D015921:Dental Implants