title: Technical report: precisely fitting bars on implants in five steps-a CAD/CAM concept for the edentulous mandible.
abstract: Various treatment concepts have been presented for the edentulous mandible. Manufacturing tension-free and precisely fitting bars on dental implants was previously a great challenge in prosthetic dentistry and required great effort. Modern computer aided design/computer aided manufacturing technology in combination with some clinical modifications of the established workflow enables the clinician to achieve precise results in a very efficient way. The innovative five-step concept is presented in a clinical case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Beuer
authors.forename: Josef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schweiger
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Huber
authors.forename: Jörg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Engels
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stimmelmayr
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D015921:Dental Implants; D003760:Dental Impression Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D003761:Dental Impression Technique / Q000295:instrumentation; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003779:Denture Design; D003781:Denture Retention / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D007574:Jaw Relation Record; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D061848:Optical Imaging / Q000379:methods; D011145:Polyvinyls / Q000737:chemistry; D012117:Resins, Synthetic / Q000737:chemistry; D012833:Siloxanes / Q000737:chemistry; D013674:Technology, Dental
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants; D003760:Dental Impression Materials; C022821:Impregum; D011145:Polyvinyls; D012117:Resins, Synthetic; D012833:Siloxanes; C034183:vinyl polysiloxane
keywords: CAD/CAM; bar; edentulous mandible; implant prosthodontics