Implant treatment planning in fresh extraction sockets: use of a novel radiographic guide and CAD/CAM technology

Quintessence Int. 2009 Oct;40(9):773-81.

Abstract

Diagnosis and implant treatment planning in cases where hopeless teeth need to be extracted and immediately replaced with implants are more difficult and challenging than a standard multistage approach. Software and CAD/CAM technologies are becoming increasingly common to help clinicians in their practices. They use data from CT scans of the patient and of a radiographic guide for virtual implant treatment planning on a computer and the successive production of a surgical template, which will facilitate surgery and enable fabrication of a prosthesis to be delivered immediately. These procedures, however, are well-established only for patients who are already edentulous in the area to be treated; they are difficult to apply to a patient whose desire is to keep the hopeless dentition until the day of implant surgery to avoid having to wear a removable partial or complete denture. This article describes the advantages and the technique for fabrication of a novel 2-piece radiographic guide that, in conjunction with CAD/CAM technology, will help clinicians in the diagnosis and implant treatment planning of patients who want to retain their teeth until surgery.

MeSH terms

  • Acrylic Resins / chemistry
  • Computer-Aided Design*
  • Contrast Media / chemistry
  • Dental Implantation, Endosseous / instrumentation*
  • Dental Implants*
  • Dental Materials / chemistry
  • Equipment Design
  • Humans
  • Models, Dental
  • Patient Care Planning*
  • Radiology Information Systems
  • Surgery, Computer-Assisted*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / instrumentation*
  • Tooth Extraction*
  • Tooth Socket / diagnostic imaging
  • Tooth Socket / surgery*
  • User-Computer Interface

Substances

  • Acrylic Resins
  • Contrast Media
  • Dental Implants
  • Dental Materials