Open AccessTRANSFER OF CT SCAN DATA TO DIAGNOSTIC CASTS
Author(s) -
Nickolaos Dimitrios Karellos,
Charalambos Sotiriou Zouras
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
implant dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1538-2982
pISSN - 1056-6163
DOI - 10.1097/00008505-199305000-00006
Subject(s) - computed tomography , nuclear medicine , radiology , medicine
A technique for the transfer of diagnostic information from transaxial CT scans to diagnostic casts is presented. A duplicate of the patient's existing prosthesis is utilized as a custom tray and an impression of the edentulous arch is made. The data from the transaxial radiographs are transferred to the diagnostic cast using anatomical landmarks as reference points. The marked cast can be used by the surgeon and the restorative dentist for optimal implant placement.