Results and discussion : Current status of implant prosthetics in Japan: a survey among certified dental lab technicians [8]
Finally, technicians gave voice to the several requests for dentists, who are their customers, as a result of their daily experiences accomplishing implant laboratory procedures (Q14) (Figure 9). These included asking dentists to use suitable implant location and orientation (31.8%), to allow technicians to participate and consult with technicians from the treatment planning stage (28.3%), to improve consideration of soft tissue as well as its condition (21.8%), and to add more in-depth knowledge of prosthesis and occlusal design (14.5%). As observed, implant location and orientation issues in particular not only complicate technical work, but may also cause a variety of complications after the initiation of loading. For cases involving a broad range of implant prostheses and occlusal reconstruction, if not all cases, the dental technicians should be a part of the team from the treatment planning stage to enable restoration-driven implant treatment in the true sense of the term. At the same time, a dentist with an extensive understanding of prosthodontics should play the leading role in treatment of such cases. This survey succeeded in identifying prosthetic problems by examining implant prosthetic complications from the dental technician’s perspective. As stated in the description of the survey’s purpose, it is hoped that dentists make use of this report to reaffirm prosthetic concepts and awareness so that there is achievement of predictable implant prosthetic treatment.
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- Abstract : Current status of implant prosthetics in Japan: a survey among certified dental lab technicians
- Background : Current status of implant prosthetics in Japan: a survey among certified dental lab technicians [1]
- Background : Current status of implant prosthetics in Japan: a survey among certified dental lab technicians [2]
- Methods : Current status of implant prosthetics in Japan: a survey among certified dental lab technicians
- Results and discussion : Current status of implant prosthetics in Japan: a survey among certified dental lab technicians [1]
- Results and discussion : Current status of implant prosthetics in Japan: a survey among certified dental lab technicians [2]
- Results and discussion : Current status of implant prosthetics in Japan: a survey among certified dental lab technicians [3]
- Results and discussion : Current status of implant prosthetics in Japan: a survey among certified dental lab technicians [4]
- Results and discussion : Current status of implant prosthetics in Japan: a survey among certified dental lab technicians [5]
- Results and discussion : Current status of implant prosthetics in Japan: a survey among certified dental lab technicians [6]
- Results and discussion : Current status of implant prosthetics in Japan: a survey among certified dental lab technicians [7]
- Results and discussion : Current status of implant prosthetics in Japan: a survey among certified dental lab technicians [8]
- Conclusions : Current status of implant prosthetics in Japan: a survey among certified dental lab technicians
- References : Current status of implant prosthetics in Japan: a survey among certified dental lab technicians [1]
- References : Current status of implant prosthetics in Japan: a survey among certified dental lab technicians [2]
- References : Current status of implant prosthetics in Japan: a survey among certified dental lab technicians [3]
- References : Current status of implant prosthetics in Japan: a survey among certified dental lab technicians [4]
- Acknowledgements : Current status of implant prosthetics in Japan: a survey among certified dental lab technicians
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- Table 1 Conditions characterizing implant laboratories : Current status of implant prosthetics in Japan: a survey among certified dental lab technicians
- Table 2 Implant fixed prostheses : Current status of implant prosthetics in Japan: a survey among certified dental lab technicians
- Table 3 Implant overdentures (IODs) : Current status of implant prosthetics in Japan: a survey among certified dental lab technicians
- Table 4 Prosthetic complications : Current status of implant prosthetics in Japan: a survey among certified dental lab technicians
- Figure 1. Q4. What are the proportions of abutments used with cement-retained prostheses? : Current status of implant
- Figure 2. Q5. What types of materials (i.e. veneer, coping) are used to make implant prostheses in the anterior region? : Current status of implant
- Figure 3. Q6. What types of implant fixed prostheses are used in the posterior region? : Current status of implant
- Figure 4. Q8. What are the proportions of attachment types used with IODs? : Current status of implant
- Figure 5. Q10. What are the main fabrication challenges faced? : Current status of implant
- Figure 6. Q11. What are the frequently received repair requests involving implant fixed prostheses? : Current status of implant
- Figure 7. Q12. What kind of creative steps do you take in order to prevent veneer fracture and chipping in the molar region? : Current status of implant
- Figure 8. Q13. What are the frequently received repair requests for IODs? : Current status of implant
- Figure 9. Q14. Do you have any requests for dentists who practice implant treatment? : Current status of implant