title: Computer-guided implant planning using a preexisting removable partial dental prosthesis.
abstract: Converting a conventional removable partial dental prosthesis (RPDP) into an implant-assisted removable partial dental prosthesis (IARPDP) may be facilitated by using data from the intaglio surface of the RPDP for proper implant placement. This procedure can be done by connecting the data from the intaglio surface of the RPDP to the residual ridge data of the cone beam computed tomography scan with implant planning software. However, although a misplaced implant under an RPDP can cause various complications, as yet, no technique has connected the information on a patient's existing RPDP to the implant planning software. This article presents computer-guided implant planning, using a patient's existing RPDP.
authors: Clinical Research Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Jong-Eun
authors: JE
authors: Kim
authors: Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. Electronic address: jfshim@yuhs.ac.
authors: June-Sung
authors: JS
authors: Shim
mesh_terms: D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D003761:Dental Impression Technique; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design / Q000379:methods; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported / Q000379:methods*; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D006801:Humans