AD Surgical and its affiliated company, Applied Dental, are now marketing EZ Stent, a thermoplastic radiographic and surgical guide for use in dental implant surgery.
Formerly distributed by Straumann as the Thermoplastic Drill Template Sets, EZ Stent allows the user to fabricate an accurate surgical guide in minutes using hot water alone, eliminating the need for lab work using a vacuum former, according to the companies.
To use EZ Stent, dental practitioners first secure the included guide pin in the patient's model to get an ideal drilling trajectory. Next, they soften the stent in hot water for about a minute until it turns transparent and malleable, then slide it over the secured guide pin and conform its softened base closely to adjacent teeth of the edentulous ridge. As it cools, EZ Stent hardens into a strong and retentive surgical template.
EZ Stent currently comes in two versions: the Single-Tooth Set allows accurate preparation of an osseous site in a tooth-bound region, and the Free-End Set allows accurate preparation of an osseous site in the most distal region. Each set contains five thermoplastic surgical templates and all laboratory accessories.
Both versions are compatible with all dental implant systems on the market, according to the companies.
