title: The role of the template in prosthetically guided implantology.
abstract: In prosthetically guided implantology, where ideal placement of implants is determined by the definitive restoration, the use of a radiographic/surgical template plays an essential role. This article describes how to fabricate a radiographic/surgical template to be used for radiographic diagnosis of the selected implant sites and as a guide during surgery for the insertion of the implant with correct angulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, School of Dentistry, Sapienza, University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Susanna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Annibali
authors.forename: Gerardo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: La Monaca
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tantardini
authors.forename: Maria Paola
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Cristalli
mesh_terms: D015519:Bone Density / Q000502:physiology; D016302:Centric Relation; D002508:Cephalometry; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015921:Dental Implants; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007574:Jaw Relation Record; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D003765:Models, Dental; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants