title: Use of stereolithographic templates for surgical and prosthodontic implant planning and placement. Part I. The concept.
abstract: Surgical and prosthodontic implant complications are often an inadvertent sequelae of improper diagnosis, planning, and placement. These complications pose a significant challenge in implant dentistry. Presented in this article is a technique using a highly advanced software program along with a rapid prototyping technology called stereolithography. It permits graphic and complex 3D implant simulation and the fabrication of computer-generated surgical templates. These templates seat directly on the bone and are preprogrammed with the individual depth, angulation, and mesio-distal and bucco-lingual positioning of individual implants as planned during the 3D computer simulation.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Dentistry, Department of Prosthodontics, Columbia University, 630 W. 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA. kl341@columbia.edu
authors.forename: Kunal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lal
authors.forename: George S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Dennis N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Morea
authors.forename: Robert F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D023861:Photography, Dental / Q000379:methods; D012984:Software; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed