title: Initiating restorative procedures at the first-stage implant surgery with a positional index: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Advanced Dental Studies, Swampscott, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Reiser
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Dornbush
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants