Vacuum-formed tooth position record as an index for the fabrication of an endosseous implant-supported prosthesis.
An endosseous implant-supported prosthesis usually requires a metal substructure and/or retentive elements in addition to the prosthetic teeth and soft tissue substitute. It is crucial that the metal substructure and all of the prosthetic components of an implant-supported prosthesis be confined within the contour of the prosthesis. This article describes a procedure for fabricating an index to record and maintain the anatomic contour of the trial denture to the master cast.
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Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ansgar_cheng@hotmail.com
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D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D015921:Dental Implants; D003761:Dental Impression Technique; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003819:Denture Bases; D003779:Denture Design / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D003765:Models, Dental; D010969:Plastics / Q000737:chemistry; D014093:Tooth, Artificial; D014618:Vacuum
D000180:Acrylic Resins; D015921:Dental Implants; D010969:Plastics