title: Alternative method to fabricating an immediately loaded mandibular hybrid prosthesis without impressions: a clinical report.
abstract: Immediate loading procedures may cause discomfort to the patient and increase the possibility of damage to the surgical site during prosthetic restorations. The aim of this clinical report is to describe an alternative method to fabricating a mandibular hybrid prosthesis in 3 days without taking an impression. Five implants were placed in the anterior region of an edentulous mandible and restored with a definitive mandibular hybrid prosthesis using a unique acrylic resin framework. This acrylic resin framework enabled the fabrication of the metal framework of the mandibular hybrid prosthesis without taking a final impression. The step-by-step technique is described.
authors.affiliation: Dental School Implant Clinic, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA. turkyilmaz@uthscsa.edu
authors.forename: Ilser
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Turkyilmaz
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D000328:Adult; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003722:Dental Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D003761:Dental Impression Technique; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003819:Denture Bases; D003779:Denture Design; D003826:Denture, Complete, Lower; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D057893:Immediate Dental Implant Loading / Q000295:instrumentation; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D010165:Palladium / Q000737:chemistry; D016733:Rubber Dams; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D003722:Dental Alloys; D003764:Dental Materials; D012834:Silver; D010165:Palladium