title: Prefabricated acrylic resin bars for splinting implant transfer copings.
abstract: Splinting of implant transfer copings with acrylic resin during impression procedures is performed to accurately transfer the spatial relationships of implants to the master cast. However, distortion may occur during the splinting procedure because of resin polymerization shrinkage. This article describes a simple technique for minimizing this effect by fabrication of resin bars.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, Fla, USA. hdumbrigue@dental.ufl.edu
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Dumbrigue
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Gurun
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Javid
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000737:chemistry*; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D015921:Dental Implants; D003761:Dental Impression Technique / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D003765:Models, Dental; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry; D017755:Prosthesis Fitting; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013165:Splints; D013674:Technology, Dental / Q000295:instrumentation
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D015921:Dental Implants; D011108:Polymers