Graduate and Postgraduate Prosthodontics, Department of Prosthodontics and Operative Dentistry, Tufts University, and Visiting Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, University of Padova, Italy.
J Prosthet Dent. 2012 Apr;107(4):221-6. doi: 10.1016/S0022-3913(12)60064-X.
The protocols described are designed for immediate implant loading of the completely edentulous mandible and to provide the patient with a prosthesis that incorporates structural durability and esthetics in a time efficient manner. Incorporating appropriate diagnostic and surgical procedures, this clinical report describes the use of custom-fabricated transparent devices that help the clinician identify implant position, thereby reducing the procedural time and improving the structural durability and esthetics of the immediate prosthesis.
本方案旨在即刻负载完全无牙颌下颌，并为患者提供兼顾结构完整性和美学效果的义齿，具有高效省时的特点。本临床报告通过整合适当的诊断和手术程序，介绍了定制透明装置的使用，有助于临床医生确定种植体位置，从而缩短手术时间，提高即刻义齿的结构完整性和美观性。
