title: Radiographic stents: integrating treatment planning and implant placement.
abstract: The pivotal point in treatment planning for dental implants occurs when the location of bone is viewed radiographically in the context of the planned prosthesis. Radiographic planning for dental implant therapy should be used only after a review of the patient's systemic health, imaging history, oral health, and local oral conditions. The radiological diagnostic and planning procedure for dental implants can only be fully achieved with the use of a well-designed and -constructed radiographic guide. This article reviews several methods for construction of radiographic guides and how they may be utilized for improving implant surgery planning and performance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, 330 Brauer Hall, CB# 7450, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7450, USA.
authors.forename: Ingeborg J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: De Kok
authors.forename: Ghadeer
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Thalji
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bryington
authors.forename: Lyndon F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Cooper
mesh_terms: D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D015921:Dental Implants; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D007568:Jaw / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003765:Models, Dental; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011861:Radiography, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D012984:Software; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants
keywords: Dental implants; Osseointegration; Radiographic stents; Treatment planning