title: A simplified method to reduce prosthetic misfit for a screw-retained, implant-supported complete denture using a luting technique and laser welding.
abstract: An important aim of implant-supported prostheses is to achieve a passive fit of the framework with the abutments to limit the amount of stress transfer to the bone-implant interface. An efficient and standardized technique is proposed. A definitive screw-retained, implant-supported complete denture was fabricated for an immediately loaded provisional screw-retained implant-supported complete denture. Precise fit was achieved by the use of industrial titanium components and the passivity, by an intraoral luting sequence and laser welding.
authors.affiliation: S. Apollonia Dental Center, Lazzate, Milano, Italy. sapoll@magnet.it
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Longoni
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sartori
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Davide
mesh_terms: D002484:Cementation; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003738:Dental Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D012994:Dental Soldering; D003779:Denture Design; D003781:Denture Retention; D003824:Denture, Complete; D006801:Humans; D007834:Lasers; D013499:Surface Properties; D014025:Titanium
chemical_list: D003738:Dental Cements; D014025:Titanium