title: Loma Linda guide: a stereolithographically designed surgical template: technique paper.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kleinman
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Leyva
authors.forename: Jaime
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lozada
authors.forename: Rishi D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: 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