Computer-guided implant planning using a preexisting removable partial dental prosthesis

Jong-Eun Kim; June-Sung Shim

doi:10.1016/j.prosdent.2016.07.009

Computer-guided implant planning using a preexisting removable partial dental prosthesis

J Prosthet Dent. 2017 Jan;117(1):13-17. doi: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2016.07.009. Epub 2016 Aug 1.

Authors

Jong-Eun Kim¹, June-Sung Shim²

Affiliations

¹ Clinical Research Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
² Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 27492990
DOI: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2016.07.009

Abstract

Converting a conventional removable partial dental prosthesis (RPDP) into an implant-assisted removable partial dental prosthesis (IARPDP) may be facilitated by using data from the intaglio surface of the RPDP for proper implant placement. This procedure can be done by connecting the data from the intaglio surface of the RPDP to the residual ridge data of the cone beam computed tomography scan with implant planning software. However, although a misplaced implant under an RPDP can cause various complications, as yet, no technique has connected the information on a patient's existing RPDP to the implant planning software. This article presents computer-guided implant planning, using a patient's existing RPDP.

MeSH terms

Computer-Aided Design
Cone-Beam Computed Tomography
Dental Implantation, Endosseous
Dental Impression Technique
Dental Prosthesis Design / methods
Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported / methods*
Denture, Partial, Removable*
Humans