Consideration for Contemporary Implant Surgery - 28/02/19

Doi : 10.1016/j.cden.2018.11.010

Dean Morton, BDS, MS ^a,^⁎ , Kamolphob Phasuk, DDS, MS ^a, Waldemar D. Polido, DDS, MS, PhD ^b, Wei-Shao Lin, DDS ^a
^a Department of Prosthodontics, Indiana University School of Dentistry, 1121 West Michigan Street, DS-S408, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5186, USA
^b Department of Oral Surgery and Hospital Dentistry, Indiana University School of Dentistry, 1121 West Michigan Street, DS-S408, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5186, USA

^∗Corresponding author.

Résumé

The advancement of technology often provides clinicians and patients better clinical alternatives to achieve optimal treatment outcomes. Computer-guided options allow clinicians to realize the virtual prosthodontically driven surgical plan, facilitating more predictable implant placement. Although the use of technology does not mean the clinicians can forgo the fundamental treatment principles when treating a patient, proper assessment and diagnostic approach from prosthodontic, surgical, and radiographic perspectives are still essential for a successful clinical outcome. The purpose of this article is to review the fundamental concepts for the use of computer-guided surgery to facilitate prosthodontic treatment.

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Keywords : Computer-guided surgery, Virtual planning, CBCT, Intraoral scan, Facial scan, Virtual patient, Dental implant