A segmented implant surgical guide connected with magnets

Junping Ma; James S Brudvik

doi:10.1016/S0022-3913(11)60129-7

A segmented implant surgical guide connected with magnets

J Prosthet Dent. 2011 Oct;106(4):272-6. doi: 10.1016/S0022-3913(11)60129-7.

Authors

Junping Ma¹, James S Brudvik

Affiliation

¹ Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. jmbergin@u.washington.edu

PMID: 21962586
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3913(11)60129-7

Abstract

The 2-piece surgical guide introduced in this article is designed for guiding implant placement in the edentulous arch. With the aid of embedded magnets, this guide can be easily and quickly assembled and disassembled during the surgical procedure without losing the predetermined guidance for the implant placement.

MeSH terms

Clinical Protocols*
Dental Implantation, Endosseous / instrumentation
Dental Implantation, Endosseous / methods*
Dental Impression Technique / instrumentation*
Equipment Design
Humans
Jaw, Edentulous / rehabilitation
Jaw, Edentulous / surgery*
Magnets
Mandible
Maxilla
Models, Anatomic
Models, Dental*
Oral Surgical Procedures, Preprosthetic / methods*