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Tooth position index for the fabrication of a mandibular implant-supported overdenture bar. 1998

T Fridrich, and H Foo

Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA.

This article describes an index for the fabrication of a mandibular implant-supported overdenture bar. The index is a two-piece mold made from an addition silicone putty material. It is used to record and maintain the relative position of the morphologic contours of the trial denture to the master cast. The split-mold design permits direct visualization of the amount of space available for the design of the retentive bar from both the facial and lingual aspects while ensuring room for an adequate thickness of the denture base resin, without the need to remove the teeth from the trial denture wax-up.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008334	Mandible	The largest and strongest bone of the FACE constituting the lower jaw. It supports the lower teeth.	Mylohyoid Groove,Mylohyoid Ridge,Groove, Mylohyoid,Grooves, Mylohyoid,Mandibles,Mylohyoid Grooves,Mylohyoid Ridges,Ridge, Mylohyoid,Ridges, Mylohyoid
D003735	Dental Casting Technique	The process of producing a form or impression made of metal or plaster using a mold.	Casting Technic, Dental,Casting Technics, Dental,Casting Technique, Dental,Casting Techniques, Dental,Dental Casting Technic,Dental Casting Technics,Dental Casting Techniques,Technic, Dental Casting,Technics, Dental Casting,Technique, Dental Casting,Techniques, Dental Casting
D003761	Dental Impression Technique	Procedure of producing an imprint or negative likeness of the teeth and/or edentulous areas. Impressions are made in plastic material which becomes hardened or set while in contact with the tissue. They are later filled with plaster of Paris or artificial stone to produce a facsimile of the oral structures present. Impressions may be made of a full complement of teeth, of areas where some teeth have been removed, or in a mouth from which all teeth have been extracted. (Illustrated Dictionary of Dentistry, 1982)	Dental Impression Technic,Dental Impression Technics,Dental Impression Techniques,Impression Technic, Dental,Impression Technics, Dental,Impression Technique, Dental,Impression Techniques, Dental,Technic, Dental Impression,Technics, Dental Impression,Technique, Dental Impression,Techniques, Dental Impression
D003765	Models, Dental	Presentation devices used for patient education and technique training in dentistry.	Dental Models,Dental Model,Model, Dental
D003824	Denture, Complete	A denture replacing all natural teeth and associated structures in both the maxilla and mandible.	Complete Denture,Complete Dentures,Dentures, Complete
D003828	Denture, Overlay	Removable prosthesis constructed over natural teeth or implanted studs.	Overdenture,Dentures, Overlay,Overdentures,Overlay Denture,Overlay Dentures
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D019094	Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported	A prosthesis that gains its support, stability, and retention from a substructure that is implanted under the soft tissues of the basal seat of the device and is in contact with bone. (From Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed)	Denture, Implant-Supported,Implant-Supported Dental Prosthesis,Implant-Supported Denture,Prosthesis Dental, Implant-Supported,Dental Prostheses, Implant-Supported,Dental Prosthesis, Implant Supported,Dental, Implant-Supported Prosthesis,Dentals, Implant-Supported Prosthesis,Denture, Implant Supported,Dentures, Implant-Supported,Implant Supported Dental Prosthesis,Implant Supported Denture,Implant-Supported Dental Prostheses,Implant-Supported Dentures,Implant-Supported Prosthesis Dental,Implant-Supported Prosthesis Dentals,Prostheses, Implant-Supported Dental,Prosthesis Dental, Implant Supported,Prosthesis Dentals, Implant-Supported,Prosthesis, Implant-Supported Dental