title: A dual-purpose guide for optimum placement of dental implants.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Dentistry, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. mcehreli@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Murat C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Cehreli
authors.forename: A Can
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Caliş
authors.forename: Saime
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sahin
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D015921:Dental Implants; D013193:Stainless Steel; D020366:Methylmethacrylate