title: Stabilization investment template for direct casting connection of implant framework segments.
abstract: This article presents a procedure whereby a template made of casting investment is used to stabilize a sectioned implant framework that has been adapted in a passive relationship to the implant analogs in a corrected master cast. The joints in the sectioned framework are filled with wax, sprues attached, and the template and sectioned framework are invested in a casting ring. When the casting procedure is completed, the framework will be reconnected by direct metal casting.
authors.affiliation: VA Central Dental Laboratory, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, D.C., USA.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: McCartney
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pearson
mesh_terms: D003734:Dental Casting Investment; D003735:Dental Casting Technique / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015921:Dental Implants; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design / Q000295:instrumentation; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012994:Dental Soldering; D006801:Humans; D007283:Inlay Casting Wax / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D003734:Dental Casting Investment; D015921:Dental Implants; D007283:Inlay Casting Wax