What role does laboratory technician have with the surgeon?
ANSWER-Dr. Klassman- In order to determine this, the laboratory technician first creates the restoration in wax and then provides the surgeon with an acrylic stent. The stent is then used to accurately place the implant in the proper position. This then allows the surgeon to see the future tooth position and thus determine if the bone is positioned where the tooth needs to be. Often radiographs or Cat scans are also used to see the bone in 3 dimensions to definitively determine the bone volume. QUESTION-MDTVNews.com- Why is it important to have a CAT Scan and to determine the bone volume? ANSWER-Dr. Klassman- The actual bone volume tells the surgeon if a (bone) graft is needed or not. A Cat Scan makes it definitive. QUESTION-MDTVNews.com- Where is Cat Scan taken? ANSWER-Dr. Klassman- One could go to an Imaging Center or the surgical practice can have a unit specifically designed to take pictures of the oral cavity and jaw right at the practice. A surgical practice that is greatly dedic
