title: A method of facilitating the fabrication of access openings for implant-supported complete fixed dental prostheses.
abstract: This report describes a method for fabricating access openings for implant-supported complete fixed dental prostheses (ICFP) by using a dental milling machine and silicone putty matrix. The method can help clinicians achieve the accurate and precise fabrication of access openings for ICFPs without excessive grinding.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor and Director, Predoctoral Prosthodontics and Biomaterials, Department of General Dental Sciences, Marquette University School of Dentistry, Milwaukee, Wis. Electronic address: seokhwan.cho@marquette.edu.
authors.forename: Seok-Hwan
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor and Director, Department of General Dental Sciences, Graduate Prosthodontics, Marquette University School of Dentistry, Milwaukee, Wis.
authors.forename: Geoffrey A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported / Q000382:microbiology*; D003779:Denture Design / Q000379:methods*; D003824:Denture, Complete; D006801:Humans; D003765:Models, Dental