A tooth-stabilized surgical template for alveolectomy
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Matilda Dhima1, Sreenivas Koka, Kevin L Rieck
1Assistant Professor, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn; and Chief Resident, Prosthodontics and Maxillofacial Prosthetics, Department of Dental Specialties, Division of Prosthetic and Esthetic Dentistry, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
Abstract:
The supraeruption of teeth and bone in patients with long-standing partial edentulism often results in compromised interarch distance. A method is presented for the fabrication and predictable use of a tooth-stabilized surgical template for alveolectomy in instances where teeth are present.

