title: Surgical stents and major oral maxillofacial surgery.
abstract: The surgical guide stent constructed of acrylic is frequently of great value to help with the placement and stabilization of grafts and accurate insertion of transosteal and endosteal implants. It is the area in which the restorative dentist, dental technician, and surgeon interface.
authors.affiliation: White Plains Medical Center, New York.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Small
mesh_terms: D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation; D003757:Dental Implantation; D006801:Humans; D009055:Mouth / Q000601:surgery*; D013516:Oral Surgical Procedures, Preprosthetic; D013165:Splints; D014727:Vestibuloplasty