Method of producing a clear stent for the edentulous implant patient and apparatus therefor

摘要

A clear thermally deformable surgical or diagnostic stent which can be fitted to a fully or partially edentulous ridge and the surrounding tissue surfaces and a method of producing and fitting stents using their thermally deformable characteristics. A kit comprising a matched pair of a clear thermally deformable surgical or diagnostic stent and an identical thermally deformable interim or temporary denture and a method of producing and fitting the stent and denture using their thermally deformable characteristics. The stent and denture are formed from a doughy mixture of a plasticized liquid monomer and a methyl methacrylate polymer in a ratio of 1:3-3.5 parts by weight. When heated to a temperature above 120° F. (49° C.) the stent and denture are malleable and may be molded in the mouth or on a model of the patient to attain an approximation of the tissue surfaces.