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Dentistry

Faculty of Dental Medicine (Girls' branch)

2017

Dental implants; surgical templates; surgical procedure; stent

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Surgical Templates For Dental Implant Positioning;Current Knowledge And Clinical Perspectives, Mohammed Kola, Altaf Shah, Hesham Khalil, Nehad Harby, Ahmed Rabah, Seham Sabra, Deepti Raghav Jul 2017

Surgical Templates For Dental Implant Positioning;Current Knowledge And Clinical Perspectives, Mohammed Kola, Altaf Shah, Hesham Khalil, Nehad Harby, Ahmed Rabah, Seham Sabra, Deepti Raghav

Al-Azhar Journal of Dentistry

Dental implants have been used in a variety of different forms for many years.Since the mid‑20th century, there has been an increase in interest in the implant process for the replacement of missing teeth. Branemark was one of the initial pioneers who applied scientifically based research techniques to develop an endosseous implant that forms an immobile connection with bone. The need for a dental implant to completelyaddress multiple physical and biological factors imposes tremendous constraints on the surgical and handling protocol. Metallic dental implants have been successfully used for decades, but they have serious shortcomings related to their bony union …