Pages 303-306, Language: EnglishTomotake, Yoritoki / Ishida, Osamu / Kanitani, Hideo / Ichikawa, Tetsuo
Purpose: This article describes a new procedure for immediate implant-supported oral rehabilitation using a photocurable resin skull model and a laser-welding apparatus.
Materials and Methods: Preoperatively, the framework was fabricated on a photocurable resin skull model produced from a CT scan and individually designed guide template. The implants were immediately placed using the guide template; laser welding connected the components of framework.
Results: Despite the custom-made prosthesis, the total treatment from implant placement to superstructure placement can be completed within only 1 day.
Conclusion: This procedure for immediate implant-supported oral rehabilitation using a photocurable resin skull model and a laser-welding apparatus may be useful for any implant system and patient.