Editorial Type:
Article Category: Letter
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Online Publication Date: 15 Mar 2024

Virtual Implant Treatment Planning Using the Existing Denture With Metal Frameworks as a Radiographic Guide: A Technique Note

MSc,
DDS, PhD, and
DDS, PhD
Page Range: 573 – 577
DOI: 10.1563/aaid-joi-D-23-00142
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Initial condition of existing dentures. a: Dentures before cleaning; b: Dentures after cleaning; c: Maxillary removable partial denture (RPD); d: Mandibular complete denture.


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Fabrication of markers using radiopaque and flowable composite resin. a: Process of adding markers; b: Maxillary RPD with markers; c: Mandibular complete denture with markers; d: Dentures with markers.


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CBCT images with strong artifacts.


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Digital casts of dentures with markers. a: Maxillary; b: Mandibular; c: Digital casts and CBCT scan misrepresented by artifacts; d: Selecting fiducial markers for alignment; e: Digital casts aligned to CBCT scan; f: Coincidence of CBCT scan with contours of digital casts evaluated.


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Virtual implant placement. a: Maxillary; b: Mandibular. Digital design of surgical guides. c: Maxillary; d: Mandibular.


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Removal of markers using a dental explorer. a: Process of removing markers; b: Surface of denture after removal of markers.


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