Flexible surgical guide to improve implant placement accuracy. Dental technique

Muhammed B El-Danasory; AbdelKarim M Kamar

doi:10.1016/j.jormas.2022.10.001

Flexible surgical guide to improve implant placement accuracy. Dental technique

J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2023 Apr;124(2):101302. doi: 10.1016/j.jormas.2022.10.001. Epub 2022 Oct 5.

Authors

Muhammed B El-Danasory¹, AbdelKarim M Kamar²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt. Electronic address: muhamed-badee@alexu.edu.eg.
² Oral and maxillofacial surgeon, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Alexandria Main University hospital, Alexandria, Egypt.

PMID: 36208835
DOI: 10.1016/j.jormas.2022.10.001

Abstract

Surgical guide retention and stability is a key factor for accurate implant placement in static computer assisted implant placement protocol. The use of flexible acrylic resin to construct the surgical guide allows engaging undercuts and extending the guide to the vestibules and hence maximizing the retention and stability of the guide which in turn enhances the accuracy of the placed implant.

Keywords: Antrum; Flexible; Guide; Implant; Surgery.

MeSH terms

Dental Implantation, Endosseous* / methods
Dental Implants*
Maxilla* / surgery
Surgery, Computer-Assisted* / methods
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Dental Implants