title: [Implants placement using a novel computerized tactile imaging navigation system].
abstract: An implant locating system has been developed. The system contains a stent that maps the jaw bone at the implantation site through the tissue, sends a signal to a computer with a CT scan of the jaw on it, and superimposes the position of the stent on the jaw so that a dental surgeon could angle the implant for placement without requiring to raise a flap to expose the bone. Using a novel tactile technology the system allows safe, accurate, and simple implant placement and design. The ILS software allows: 1. Importing of CT data. 2. Marking a dental arc on the computerized jaw image. 3. Planning of implant location and position on a 3-D view. 4. Affixation of the ILS to the jaw, followed by registration of the stent. 5. Navigated osteotomy and implant placement.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Periodontology, The Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Tel-Aviv University.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tal
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shohat
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D003765:Models, Dental; D015607:Stents; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed