Clinical Application of Computer-Guided Implant Surgery

This text will be a helpful resource for any practitioner of dental implant surgery. It is concise, heavily illustrated, and full of practical examples of computer-guided surgery. At times, the reader may find the captioning of figures to be sparse, but there is certainly no shortage of figures themselves. The book is structured as two chapters of high-level description of the use of computerguided implant surgery, followed by a series of case studies, and closes with a multi-chapter summary of the method's benefits and efficacy. In keeping with the style of the entire book, the first substantial chapter describes diagnosis and treatment planning for computerguided implant surgery primarily through figures. The crux of the advised treatment pathway is summarized in a single table, accompanied by recommendations for imaging techniques and a description of the function of available computer software. The next chapter covers guide selection, clearly explaining the surgical guide decision pathways using sparse flow charts and, again, plentiful photographs. About a third of the text is devoted to case studies, documenting 13 real clinical singletooth, partial endentulism, and complete endentulism scenarios. Each case briefly describes the patient's circumstances, presents a bulleted treatment plan, and contains numerous photographs, medical radiographic images, and screen captures of software interfaces and computer renderings. These examples help to build a tangible understanding of the practice and utility of computer-guided implant surgery. In the penultimate chapter of the text, we learn of the many advantages of computerguided implant surgeries — and also the relatively few drawbacks. The final chapter provides evidence of the accuracy of the method by citing the results of several published studies. There is also a brief presentation as to how drill diameter and length will affect surgical accuracy. Clinical Application of Computer-Guided Implant Surgery provides high-level guidelines toward the application of computer-guided implant surgery and will perhaps be most valued for the comprehensive case studies.