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Surgical oral radiographic guide with a removable component for implant placement
A Hossein Shahrasbi1, Carl A Hansen
1Advanced Education in Prosthodontics Program, College of Dentistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA. hshahra@yahoo.com
The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
|April 10, 2002
Abstract:
Radiographic guides are essential for optimal implant positioning. Surgical guides permit implants to be placed in preselected positions and at proper angulations. This article describes a procedure for combining the functions of radiographic and surgical guides in a single device. The radiographic component is easily separated from the surgical component after the necessary radiographs have been made. This procedure results in less paraphernalia and reduces costs since only 1 basic guide with an add-on component is fabricated.