In guided surgery cases, CBCT scanning and digital intraoral impressions are used to generate a virtual representation of the patient’s jaw and oral anatomy. This is utilized to develop a digital treatment plan in which the exact position of the implant is determined in advance of treatment. A surgical guide is fabricated that controls the osteotomy in precise accordance with the preplanned implant position. The depth, angulation, and mesial-distal and buccal-lingual location of the implant osteotomy are precisely controlled by titanium sleeves situated within the surgical guide.

The superior level of accuracy afforded by this approach makes it ideal in situations where there are concerns related to bone volume and the proximity of vital patient anatomy such as the inferior alveolar nerve, sinus and neighboring teeth. In cases of narrow ridges or other instances of limited anatomical space, guided surgery simplifies the task of situating the implant within the available bone. In full-arch indications, guided surgery should always be a strong consideration provided the complexity of such cases and the less invasive nature of the procedure, atraumatic healing process, and the complete control it affords of the inter-implant positions.

Guided surgery is also more prosthetically driven, which is beneficial provided the growing emphasis on final esthetics in implant therapy. The digital treatment-planning element of guided surgery allows the practitioner to begin with the ideal restoration and work down to the implant position. While this approach can be adopted in freehand cases, the precision and control afforded by guided surgery enable the clinician to position and angulate the implant for the most esthetic restorative outcome possible.

Dentists can use CBCT to have an accurate view of the bone and surrounded anatomy to place a dental implant safely. Performing a dental CT is very simple and completely painless. The patient sits stationary in a designated seat while the imaging system takes several pictures of your face in a matter of seconds.

At Clovedent Family Dentistry we use the Villa 3D CT Scanner, which provides one of the fastest scans on the market. This scan only emits a very low dose of radiation that is less than that of a standard set of full mouth dental x-rays. This advanced technology paired with intramural digital impression using a camera allows us to offer our patients the best possible care with placing a dental implant very safely and accurately.

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