Simplifying Implant Planning and Placement in the Fully Edentulous Arch With In-Office Guide Fabrication.

A geometric approach is presented that allows in-office planning with linear and angle corrections and surgical guide fabrication, simplifying the process when treating a fully edentulous arch.

Horizontal Ridge Augmentation Under a Removable Partial Denture and Implant Placement.

Implant planning has moved in recent years to virtual planning with a CBCT scan and fabrication of a surgical guide based on that virtual planning. Unfortunately, positioning based on prosthetics is typically missing from the CBCT scan. Use of a diagnostic guide fabricated in office permits information from ideal prosthetic positioning to improve virtual planning and subsequent fabricated of a corrected surgical guide.

Evaluation of the Accuracy of a New Geometric Approach to Implant Guidance.

Purpose: Implant surgical guides are often fabricated using CBCT technology. In this study, an alternative technique is proposed. The aim of this in vitro study was to compare the accuracy of the guide sleeve corrections of a geometric approach to guided surgery to the accuracy of in vitro studies of stereolithographic guides.

Development of the materials analysis and particle probe for Proto-MPEX.

The Prototype Material Plasma Exposure eXperiment (Proto-MPEX) is a linear plasma device being used in plasma source research and development (R&D) for the proposed MPEX. Once the R&D is completed, this device can also be used to perform plasma-material interaction studies. To perform these studies, a new materials analysis and particle probe (MAPP) has been constructed.

An alternative approach for vestibular extension using temporary coverage of epithelialized palatal grafts.

An alternative approach was used to increase the buccal vestibular depth of two edentulous patients, using free epithelialized palatal grafts. Two edentulous patients presented with shallow vestibules and inadequate keratinized tissue width in the mandibular anterior region. These sites were treated with vestibuloplasty followed by placement of an epithelialized palatal graft.