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Palatal impression template for a fully edentulous arch during stage I implant placement
S Hussaini1, D Canela-Pichardo
1Department of Prosthodontics and Biomaterials, Dental School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, USA.
The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
|June 1, 1997
Abstract:
It is often desirable to insert a fixed provisional resin restoration at stage II surgery when the implants are uncovered. It satisfies the patient's esthetics, phonetics, and functional demands and helps create a good emergence profile for the healing gingival tissue. This article presents a procedure that enables the clinician to fabricate a full-arch maxillary provisional restoration for a fully edentulous patient, which can be delivered at second-stage surgery at the time of uncovering the implants.