Guided Implant Surgery
Static guides can place implants with outcomes similar to conventional techniques, but long-term data and economic benefits remain unclear.
[1]The short answer
Guided implant surgery uses a digitally generated static guide, with implant and prosthetic outcomes similar to conventional techniques in reviewed evidence.
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What is guided implant surgery?
How is it used in implant treatment?
The technology uses a digitally generated surgical guide during implant surgery. Research comparisons have examined surgical, implant and prosthesis complications, survival, maintenance, patient satisfaction, and economics.
[1]What are the limits?
Long-term data are lacking in the reviewed evidence. The economic benefit of guided flapless surgery is also unclear, even where the patient may experience slightly more comfort.
[1]How does it compare with conventional placement?
What does this mean for a patient?
A guide changes the way an implant is placed, rather than establishing a higher survival result. In the available review, implant and prosthetic outcomes resembled those expected with conventional techniques.
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