title: Radiographic and surgical guide fabrication for implant-retained mandibular overdenture.
abstract: A simple technique is presented to make a multipurpose duplicate of the patient's complete denture to plan and fabricate a mandibular implant-retained overdenture. This duplicate serves 3 different functions. It can be used as a radiographic guide, surgical template, and custom tray adapted to the patient's occlusion. Advantages of the technique described are twofold: it is cost effective and makes use of equipment and materials commonly found in dental practices. The use of a single guide allows the clinician to refer to the recorded prosthetic data at each step of implant treatment.
authors.affiliation: Paris Descartes University, Paris, France. claudine.wulfman@parisdescartes.fr
authors.forename: Claudine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wulfman
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hadida
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rignon-Bret
mesh_terms: D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000295:instrumentation; D015921:Dental Implants; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003779:Denture Design; D003781:Denture Retention; D003826:Denture, Complete, Lower; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013516:Oral Surgical Procedures, Preprosthetic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011861:Radiography, Dental
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants