[Fabrication and application of orbital template with part-opening channels for dental implantation].
OBJECTIVE
To observe the effect of orbital dental template with part-opening channels used in dental implant surgery.


METHODS
Working casts were made for 13 cases with missing teeth after impressions were taken. The dentitions of the cases were then restored with wax teeth. Part-opening channels were made through the wax teeth. After that, impressions and working casts were made again to fabricate the template with part-opening channels by thermo-forming technique. During the implant surgery, the drilling of the bur and inserting of the implants were guided by the part-opening channels on the templates.


RESULTS
The working cast and X-ray films of the 12 cases showed that all implants were placed in desirable location and accurate direction with satisfactory prostheses.


CONCLUSIONS
The dental template with part-opening channels could help the operator to place the implants in desirable location and direction successfully. Its fabrication was simple, but it could offer us great convenience.
Wang
Jian-hua
JH
Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong Province, China. jianhuawang@sdu.edu.cn
Shi
Yan-li
YL