title: Technique for transferring the path of insertion of a removable partial denture to a CAD-CAM-generated implant surgical template.
abstract: A technique is described that uses a surveyor, gutta percha points, and a computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD-CAM)-guided implant surgery system to predetermine and transfer the ideal angulation of the implant to be placed.
authors.affiliation: Resident, Department of Prosthodontics, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, Mich. Electronic address: tkwun@umich.edu.
authors.forename: Thomas L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Kwun
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, Mich.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Razzoog
mesh_terms: D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003760:Dental Impression Materials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported / Q000379:methods*; D003779:Denture Design / Q000379:methods*; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D006171:Gutta-Percha / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D003760:Dental Impression Materials; D006171:Gutta-Percha