title: Fabrication of fixed implant prostheses using function bite impression technique (FBI technique).
abstract: METHODS
  The patient was partially edentulous, lacking both the first mandibular molars. The FBI and the conventional impression technique were used for the fabrication of implant-fixed prosthesis replacing the right and left molars, respectively. In the FBI technique, the definitive impression was made under occlusal force and functionally generated path (FGP) recording at the same time. The right and left occlusal contact areas were compared after completing the implant-fixed prosthesis rehabilitation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It has been suggested that accuracy of the impression and maxillomandibular registration is necessary to ensure a satisfactory long-term clinical outcome. The transfer of the exact position of the implants to the working cast is even more important because implants lack the mobility of natural teeth. There are displacement differences between implants and natural teeth under occlusal force. The FBI technique may compensate for this difference in accuracy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Using the FBI technique, a precise prosthesis could be produced by completing simultaneously the maxillomandibular registration, impression and FGP.
authors.affiliation: Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Implantology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan. suzuki-ys@tsurumi-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yasunori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Hidemasa
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shimpo
authors.forename: Chikahiro
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ohkubo
authors.forename: Kenneth S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Kurtz
mesh_terms: D003761:Dental Impression Technique; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D006801:Humans; D008963:Molar