title: Bilaminar dual-purpose stent for placement of dental implants.
abstract: Proper placement of implants in the posterior maxillary region with poor bone density is essential to obtain long-term success. In this article, the fabrication of a bilaminar dual-purpose stent that facilitates ease in implant placement with improved verification of implant positioning is described. The outer lamina is designed for use in the computed tomography evaluation, using radiopaque markers. The verification of implant alignment and positioning, according to the determined prosthesis, is also performed with this template after modifying it for surgery. The inner lamina is designed to accept 2 removable surgical acrylic resin stents with different guide channels that avoids the risk of surgical malpractice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. mcehreli@hotmail.com
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Cehreli
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aslan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sahin
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D000464:Alginates; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003761:Dental Impression Technique; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D015607:Stents; D013674:Technology, Dental; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D000464:Alginates