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Guided Endodontics: Three-Dimensional Planning and Template-Aided Preparation of Endodontic Access Cavities
Published on: May 24, 2022
Digital design and fabrication of a template to prepare guiding planes in removable partial denture abutments
Jiang Wu1, Liaoliao Wang2, Bo Gao3
1Associate Professor, State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, PR China.
Abstract:
Guiding planes are essential to the success of removable partial dentures (RPDs). With computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD-CAM), this report presents a novel method of designing and fabricating preparation templates to precisely prepare guiding planes for RPD abutments.

