Computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing surgical guidance for placement of dental implants: case report.
Dental implant rehabilitation faces increasing prosthetic and esthetic demands, requiring precise surgical planning and placement. Presurgical treatment evaluation can now be accomplished using 3-dimensional computed tomography imaging. Although software has been developed to assist in implant selection and localization, transferring this information to the surgical field has remained a difficult task. Over the last few years, computer-aided design and manufacturing have made it possible to use data from computed tomography in order to transfer virtual implant placement to the surgery. One of these techniques utilizes a small computer-driven drilling mechanism that transfers implant planning on a laboratory model. This novel approach may be advantageous once available in dental laboratories and/or offices. This report presents the method and, for the first time, illustrates it with a fully edentulous advanced clinical case. Resulting clinical benefits over traditional procedures are discussed.
Wong
Natalie Y
NY
Department of Biomaterial Sciences, Graduate Prosthodontics, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, 1011 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Huffer-Charchut
Heather
H
Sarment
David P
DP
D015519:Bone Density / Q000502:physiology; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015921:Dental Implants; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003779:Denture Design; D003781:Denture Retention; D003827:Denture, Complete, Upper; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014584:User-Computer Interface
D015921:Dental Implants