Open AccessOne-Step Implant Index Verification and Maxillomandibular Relationship
Author(s) -
Ahmad MaalhaghFard
Publication year - 2002
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 - 10.1097/00008505-200204000-00017
Subject(s) - abutment , implant , computer science , index (typography) , prosthesis , orthodontics , dental prosthesis , dentistry , medicine , artificial intelligence , engineering , structural engineering , surgery , world wide web
Before definitive fabrication of an implant-supported prosthesis, the accurate positioning of the fixtures or abutment replicas on the working master cast must be verified. In addition, the implant master cast must be accurately mounted against the opposing cast. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate a technique that combines the verification index and a maxillomandibular relationship into one step, with an accurate technique to record the relationship.