title: Combining All-on-4 treatment with CT-guided technology: technique and report of three cases.
abstract: No longer merely a concept for the future, the use of digital technologies in dentistry has become common practice today. Computed tomography (CT)-guided dental implant surgery has greatly expanded over the past decade as concepts and techniques have become increasingly refined and more implant manufacturers have adapted their implant systems to these new technologies. The All-on-4® technique for dental implant placement and restoration, while developed some two decades ago, has recently generated increased interest as a highly functional, esthetic, cost-effective alternative for a large group of patients who could benefit from a full-arch, implant-supported fixed restoration. The authors ask, "Are these two technologies a marriage made in heaven?" This article describes the All-on-4 CT-guided surgery technique and reports on the treatment findings on three patients, each with different prosthodontic management.
authors.affiliation: Chief, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, White Plains Hospital Medical Center, White Plains, New York, Private Practice, New York Oral, Maxillofacial, and Implant Surgery, Scarsdale, New York.
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Orentlicher
authors.affiliation: Director, Colorado Tissue Engineering Institute, Denver, Colorado; Private Practice, Greenwood Village, Colorado.
authors.forename: Ole
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.affiliation: Private Practice, New York Oral, Maxillofacial, and Implant Surgery, Scarsdale, New York.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Horowitz
authors.affiliation: Private Practice, Prosthodontics, Greenwood Village, Colorado.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.affiliation: Chairman, Department of Prosthodontics and Digital Technologies, Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine, Stony Brook, New York.
authors.forename: Marcus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abboud
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015921:Dental Implants; D005260:Female; D048091:Guided Tissue Regeneration; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants