title: A technique for making a diagnostic and surgical template.
abstract: Implant-supported restorations can restore function and esthetics provided that the implants are placed in the predetermined location and properly angulated. This article describes the fabrication of a diagnostic template incorporating a silicone radiopaque marker as a guide for achieving 3-dimensional evaluation of bone without artifacts using computed tomography. The diagnostic template may be easily transformed into a surgical template by removing the silicone marker.
authors.affiliation: School of Dental Medicine, Tsurumi University, Yokohama, Japan. Tsuchida-f@tsurumi-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Fujio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tsuchida
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hosoi
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Imanaka
authors.forename: Kaoru
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
mesh_terms: D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D003765:Models, Dental; D012828:Silicones; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D012828:Silicones