Bilaminar dual-purpose stent for placement of dental implants

Proper placement of implants in the posterior maxillary region with poor bo ne density is essential to obtain long-term success. In this article, the f abrication of a bilaminar dual-purpose stent that facilitates ease in impla nt placement with improved verification of implant positioning is described . The outer lamina is designed for use in the computed tomography evaluatio n, using radiopaque markers. The verification of implant alignment and posi tioning, according to the determined prosthesis, is also performed with thi s template after modifying it for surgery. The inner lamina is designed to accept 2 removable surgical acrylic resin stents with different guide chann els that avoids the risk of surgical malpractice.