Authors: Marion Paris AnneGaëlle ChauxBodard René Gourmet Thomas Fortin
Publish Date: 2010/07/27
Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Pages: 135-142
Abstract
Imageguided systems based on a custom template for oral implant placement are now widespread among healthy patients but this has not been extended to OCPs The EasyGuideT system Keystone Dental Burlington MA USA for template stabilization is used on healthy edentulous patients achieved by bone screws miniimplants or stereolithography with a bone support All these systems are invasive and cannot be used in many oral cancer patients We adapted the EasyGuideT to OCP rehabilitation The first stage focused on developing a templatepositioning system for use on edentulous mandibles that is noninvasive repeatable stable on the oral mucosa consistent with the operating room asepsis and comfortable for the patient This repositioning system consists of a cube fiducial marker and an extraoral support using a facial thermoplastic mask The mask is linked to the surgical template through the cube The second stage consisted of direct evaluation of the repositioning system reproducibility performed on 5 adult cadaver skulls
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