title: Guided Immediate Implant Placement with Wound Closure by Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Assisted Manufacture Sealing Socket Abutment: Case Report.
abstract: Digital technology has been widely used in the field of implant dentistry. From a surgical standpoint, computer-guided surgery can be utilized to enhance primary implant stability and to improve the precision of implant placement. From a prosthetic standpoint, computer-aided design/computer-assisted manufacture (CAD/CAM) technology has brought about various restorative options, including the fabrication of customized abutments through a virtual design based on computer-guided surgical planning. This case report describes a novel technique combining the use of a three-dimensional (3D) printed surgical template for the immediate placement of an implant, with CAD/CAM technology to optimize hard and soft tissue healing after bone grafting with the use of a socket sealing abutment.
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Finelle
authors.forename: Sang J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001861:Bone Regeneration; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D019250:Dental Implants, Single-Tooth; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*