The advent of “digital dentistry” has revolutionized the treatment planning of dental implants. It ensures precise implant placement and prosthesis fabrication even before the actual placement.
Guided Implant Surgery vs Conventional Implant Placement
In conventional treatment
modality, dental implants are placed and after that the impressions are taken
for an intermediary or temporary restoration. The placement of implants is arbitrary,
so we are not sure how our restoration would be.
However, in guided implant
surgery, a special surgical stent or template is fabricated from the guidelines
obtained from the CBCT scan of the patient. This surgical stent serves as a
guide for pre-planned implant placement keeping in mind all the vital structures
and the availability of best bone support for implants. The temporary prosthesis
is pre-fabricated using this digital implant placement.
How is Guided implant surgery done?
All that is needed during implant
surgery is fixing of surgical stent in the mouth, drilling in pre- determined positions
as indicated on surgical stent and implant placement in these positions and
then attaching the pre-made prosthesis to it. Such accurate is the planning
that the restoration fits accurately in its place.
Advantages of Guided implant placement
This greatly reduces the overall chair
side time of both the patient and the treating doctor and simultaneously
ensures predictable results. Since the restoration is pre-made the patient knows
exactly what to expect from the final outcome of the treatment. Flap reflection
is usually not needed in Guided implant surgery so it is more comfortable for
the patient in terms of post-operative pain and healing.
Cons of Surgical stent
No doubt, the cost of fabricating
a surgical template adds to the overall cost of the procedure, but for cases
involving placement of multiple implants, the additional expense is worth it.
What is NobelGuide?
NobelGuide is a very popular surgical
template used by dentists worldwide for guided Implant placement. With several
thousand of completed cases to its credit, it has established itself as a market
leader in guided implant surgery.
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