Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 11, Supplement , Pages 108-114 , November 2009

Enhanced Cast-Based Guided Dental Implant Placement for Ultimate Esthetics: Concept and Technical Procedures

  • Jean-Francois Bedard, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Private Practice, Englewood, CO
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Bedard: 3601 South Clarkson Street, Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80113

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 Dr Bedard has received honoraria from Nobel Biocare.

PII: S0278-2391(09)01338-X

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2009.06.017

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 11, Supplement , Pages 108-114 , November 2009

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