title: Fabrication of an implant surgical stent for the edentulous mandible.
abstract: A successful implant restoration is dependent on proper implant position. Correct implant placement is more predictable when a surgical stent is used. This article describes the fabrication of a surgical stent for the edentulous mandible using a denture with acceptable adaptation and tooth arrangement as a given.
authors.affiliation: Veterans Administration Medical Center, New York, N.Y.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Tarlow
mesh_terms: D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants; D003826:Denture, Complete, Lower; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000601:surgery*; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D015607:Stents
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants