title: Using the Master Diagnostic Model to enhance restorative success in implant treatment.
abstract: Pretreatment planning is the most important step for definitive diagnosis and treatment. Often, the pretreatment phase consists of a radiograph and study models without confirmation of the patient's jaw relationships and how they affect dentition. The Master Diagnostic Model waxing technique confirms jaw relationships and determines which hard and soft tissues should be replaced on the articulated models. In addition, this technique allows the patient to observe and comprehend what the final result will resemble. Documentation of patients with various clinical situations using the Master Diagnostic Model technique is presented.
authors.affiliation: Amara Institute, Stillwater, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Petrungaro
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maragos
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Matheson
mesh_terms: D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D003142:Communication; D003725:Dental Articulators; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D005260:Female; D016557:Guided Tissue Regeneration, Periodontal; D006801:Humans; D007574:Jaw Relation Record; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D003765:Models, Dental; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants