A dual-purpose guide for optimum placement of dental implants.
Correct placement of implants is a requirement for implant treatment. The use of computed tomography and precise surgical guides is required when inadequate bone support is anticipated. This article describes the fabrication and use of an acrylic resin dual-purpose guide for radiographic evaluation of recipient sites and implant placement, which uses internally stacked stainless steel surgical guide channels. The drill guides are machined to allow consecutive surgical drills to be used without changing the implant angulation during surgery.
Cehreli
Murat C
MC
Faculty of Dentistry, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. mcehreli@hotmail.com
Caliş
A Can
AC
Sahin
Saime
S
D000180:Acrylic Resins; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015921:Dental Implants; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D020366:Methylmethacrylate; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000295:instrumentation; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D013193:Stainless Steel; D013499:Surface Properties; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000180:Acrylic Resins; D015921:Dental Implants; D013193:Stainless Steel; D020366:Methylmethacrylate