title: Coverage of denture teeth with tin foil for radiographic guide fabrication.
abstract: A novel technique using the patient's existing complete dentures as a radiographic guide for diagnosis and treatment planning in implant dentistry is presented. Tin foil is used to cover the denture teeth before the radiographic scan is performed. Advantages of the described technique include its cost-effectiveness, simplicity, efficiency, and lack of need to modify or duplicate the patient's existing dentures. A disadvantage of the technique is that it serves only as a radiographic guide.
authors.affiliation: Private Practice, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Rehabilitation, College of Dental Medicine, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Ga.
authors.forename: Abdulmohsin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alhashim
authors.forename: Edward Robert
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Chesla
mesh_terms: D016302:Centric Relation; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000295:instrumentation; D003824:Denture, Complete; D057918:Fiducial Markers; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D007574:Jaw Relation Record / Q000379:methods; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011861:Radiography, Dental / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013499:Surface Properties; D017971:Tin Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D014093:Tooth, Artificial
chemical_list: D017971:Tin Compounds
keywords: Radiographic guide; dental implant; tin foil