Loma Linda guide: a stereolithographically designed surgical template: technique paper.
A new flapless technique based on a template fabricated from a stereolithographic maxillary model is presented in this article. The proposed concept can be used to accurately control the tridimensional position of the dental implant. The laboratory procedures involving the fabrication of the surgical template are described.
Kleinman
Alejandro
A
Department of Restorative Dentistry, Loma Linda University, School of Dentistry, Center for Prosthodontics and Implant Dentistry, 11092 Anderson Street, Room 4411, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA. akleinman@llu.edu
Leyva
Francisco
F
Lozada
Jaime
J
Patel
Rishi D
RD
D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008437:Maxilla; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D003765:Models, Dental; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D023861:Photography, Dental; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods