title: Role of surgical stents in determining the position of implants.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Demand from implant patients for quality and efficient treatment is increasing. Fortunately dental implant treatment is evolving with patients expectations.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study comprised of 45 patients for whom 89 implants were placed at different sites. Efficacy of the stents is evaluated in determining the position and diameter of the implants.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  this study shows the extreme accuracy of this surgical stents in implant installation in terms of position and diameter.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Sciences, CSM Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: U S
authors.initials: US
authors.lastname: Pal
authors.forename: Pooran
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chand
authors.forename: Neeraj Kumar
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Dhiman
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Vimlesh
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar