Prosthetic outcomes and survival rates of implants placed with guided flapless surgery using stereolithographic templates: a retrospective study

Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent. 2013 Sep-Oct;33(5):661-7. doi: 10.11607/prd.1113.

Abstract

Recent technologic advances allow clinicians to place dental implants using computer-generated templates. However, there are limited data regarding treatment outcomes for implants placed using these techniques. The purpose of this retrospective study was to report the 2- to 4-year prosthetic outcomes and survival of dental implants placed by postdoctoral residents with a flapless surgical protocol using computer-based planning and stereolithographic surgical templates. Thirty-six patients were treated using the NobelGuide concept, comprising an image-based three-dimensional implant planning software and flapless implant surgery with stereolithographic templates.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Anatomic Landmarks
  • Collagen / therapeutic use
  • Dental Implantation, Endosseous / methods*
  • Dental Occlusion, Centric
  • Dental Prosthesis Design
  • Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted
  • Female
  • Guided Tissue Regeneration, Periodontal
  • Humans
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Jaw, Edentulous / surgery*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Minerals / therapeutic use
  • Models, Anatomic
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Software
  • Surgery, Computer-Assisted*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vertical Dimension

Substances

  • Bio-Gide
  • Bio-Oss
  • Minerals
  • Collagen