An evaluation of impression techniques for osseointegrated implants
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M R Spector1, T E Donovan, J I Nicholls
1University of Southern California, School of Dentistry, Los Angeles.
The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
|April 1, 1990
Abstract:
A passive fit between osseointegrated implants and the prosthesis they will support has been advocated. An experimental model was developed to test the accuracy of three impression techniques and the components used to make the transfer records. Statistically, no significant difference was found between the three methods tested. From this initial study, it appears that further work is needed to isolate techniques that will predictably provide accurate registration of the position of endosseous implants.