Dental implant treatment planning with reformatted computed tomography.
By using specific software programmes, it is now possible to obtain reformatted CT images of the mandible and maxilla. This facility has proved to be valuable in the planning of fixed and removable suprastructures in implantology. We describe the use of a radiopaque prosthetic template to enable the optimal position and axial inclination of the fixtures in edentulous patients to be established.
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Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Basle, Switzerland.
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D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*