The fit of the drill guide on the patient’s teeth is dependent on the quality of the stone model and, thereby, the accuracy of the impression. We need a good… read more →
Dr. August de Oliveira, DDS, and Dr. Ryan C. Maher, DMD, FICOI explain the benefits of guided implant surgery in a well-written article in Dental Economics. Dr. de Oliveira explains his… read more →
In an article posted in the Journal of the American Dental Association, authors Philip Worthington, Jeffrey Rubenstein, and David C. Hatcher looked into different imaging options for the evaluation and… read more →
Tube guides work well when they work, however they face significant limitations in many situations. In our survey of 12,000 implant-placing doctors, the 875 respondents consistently faced these limitations: Visual… read more →
Overall, guided surgery provides greater accuracy with equal or less than time than non-guided techniques. Collecting the necessary data upfront (scans and models) requires a few minutes of staff time.… read more →
You can do CT-based guided surgery even if you don’t own a CBCT machine. Guided Surgery Solutions has compiled a list of over 300 cone-beam computed tomography scan centers located… read more →
In an article published in the California Dental Association Journal, Jerome Peck and Gregory Conte write that “CBCT and 3-D treatment planning are emerging technologies for dentistry that offer alternative… read more →
Drilling an osteotomy poses two challenges for the surgeon: Surgical: the hole must be positioned in sufficient bone to hold the implant Prosthetic: the implant must be correctly aligned with… read more →
ThinLayer® Guides require the same vertical clearance as freehand drilling, which is especially helpful in posterior sites (~30% of all implants). Tube guides require you to insert your drill straight… read more →
The factors which trigger the need for guided surgery for multiple implant cases are the same for single implant placement. These include cross-sectional width and shape, position of the inferior… read more →