This article presents an innovative method for the fabrication of implant drill guides
for partially edentulous patients. Using a light-polymerized composite material and
drill blanks placed in the prosthodontically driven implant position, surgical guides
for each implant drill are constructed on the diagnostic cast. In addition to the
size-customized implant surgical guides, a ridge crest preparation guide showing the
proposed crown contour is used to adjust the tissue contour, if needed, during implant
surgery.
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School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich
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This paper was partially supported by the University of Michigan Periodontal Graduate Student Research Fund.
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© 2005 The Editorial Council of The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
