The all on 4 shelf: mandible.
The use of full arch alveolar reduction as an aide to doing All on 4 implant restoration in the mandible is presented. The osteoplasty is described as a flat "shelf" on which to place the restoration. The shelf approach is used to establish optimal implant position and angulation as well as to define anatomy to maximize implant fixation for immediate load prosthetics.
Colorado Tissue Engineering Institute, Greenwood Village, CO, USA. ole.jensen@clearchoice.com
Ole T
OT
Jensen
Mark W
MW
Adams
Jared R
JR
Cottam
Stephen M
SM
Parel
William R
WR
Phillips
D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000473:pathology; D000543:Alveoloplasty / Q000379:methods*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D002508:Cephalometry / Q000379:methods; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003724:Dental Arch / Q000473:pathology; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D015921:Dental Implants; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D006801:Humans; D057893:Immediate Dental Implant Loading / Q000379:methods; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008340:Mandibular Nerve / Q000473:pathology; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D014716:Vertical Dimension
D015921:Dental Implants