Surgical guidelines for dental implant placement

Advanced dental implant placement techniques

The availability of in office Cone Beam CT (CBCT) scanners, dental implant planning software, CAD CAM milling, and rapid printing technologies allow for the precise placement of dental implants and immediate prosthetic temporization. These technologies allow for flapless implant placement, or open flap bone reduction for "All on 4" techniques with improved preoperative planning and intraoperati...

Surgical navigation for implant placement using transtomography.

OBJECTIVES To present a new guidance technique using transtomography in the operating room and to test the accuracy of this surgical protocol. MATERIAL A new concept of operating room, integrating when necessary this imagery to secure flapless procedures by intraoperative control, is described. This operating room concept, including X ray protection of the operators, is explained in addition ...

Dental implant placement in the maxillary anterior region: guidelines for aesthetic success.

The use of dental implants in the maxillary anterior region to replace missing teeth is a viable treatment option (Figure 1). There are many benefits of fixed dental implant-supported prosthetics versus traditional crown and bridge or removable tooth-borne prosthetics.1 Maintenance of residual bone, ease of oral hygiene, increased longevity, and noninvolvement of adjacent teeth are a few advant...

Dental Implant Placement in Inadequate Posterior Maxilla

Dental implant placement by predoctoral dental students: a pilot program.

Dental implant education is increasingly becoming part of predoctoral dental curricula. New York University College of Dentistry has developed a pilot dental implant program that trains students in implant restorations for single-tooth restorations and mandibular overdentures. Fourth-year students have the option of applying for an implant honors program, which can include surgically placing po...