title: Palatal impression template for a fully edentulous arch during stage I implant placement.
abstract: It is often desirable to insert a fixed provisional resin restoration at stage II surgery when the implants are uncovered. It satisfies the patient's esthetics, phonetics, and functional demands and helps create a good emergence profile for the healing gingival tissue. This article presents a procedure that enables the clinician to fabricate a full-arch maxillary provisional restoration for a fully edentulous patient, which can be delivered at second-stage surgery at the time of uncovering the implants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics and Biomaterials, Dental School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hussaini
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Canela-Pichardo
mesh_terms: D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000295:instrumentation; D015921:Dental Implants; D003761:Dental Impression Technique / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003779:Denture Design / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003825:Denture, Complete, Immediate; D003827:Denture, Complete, Upper; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008437:Maxilla / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003765:Models, Dental; D010159:Palate
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants