Clinical application of surgical fixation screws in implant prosthodontics--Part II: Indexing implant position.
The accurate transfer of intraoral implant position to the definitive cast in situations of immediate implant loading in completely edentulous patients is an important step and may be difficult to achieve with common transfer and impression methods. Intraoral fixed points of reference accurately transferred to the definitive cast are necessary to provide precise and stable placement of radiographic and surgical templates during the presurgical diagnostic phase, during implant placement, and during fabrication of an immediate provisional restoration. This article describes a technique using surgical microfixation screws to provide fixed reference points and transfer the position of the conventional implants to the definitive cast.
Holst
Stefan
S
Department of Prosthodontics, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Glueckstrasse 11, 91054 Erlangen, Germany. sholst@prothetik-erlangen.de
Blatz
Markus B
MB
Wichmann
Manfred
M
Eitner
Stephan
S
D000180:Acrylic Resins; D001863:Bone Screws; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003722:Dental Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015921:Dental Implants; D003761:Dental Impression Technique; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003779:Denture Design; D003825:Denture, Complete, Immediate; D006801:Humans; D003765:Models, Dental; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D014025:Titanium
D000180:Acrylic Resins; D003722:Dental Alloys; D015921:Dental Implants; D014025:Titanium