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Guided Implant Surgery

Implants placed free-hand are reported to show huge deviations from the ideal which is especially critical for screw-retained restorations.

Schultz et al reported that three-dimensional planning and guiding of the implant cavity preparation resulted in a higher accuracy compared with free-hand implant insertion and that even experienced surgeons would benefit from three-dimensional guidance.

Guided surgery can be combined with immediate load or immediate delayed load when using an appropriately designed implant. Guidance can be provided for the pilot drill or the full surgical process.

The guided workflow

The digital workflow includes digital data acquisition and processing, computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing of a surgical guide. Many labs offer a planning and guide creation service, but very few can offer a plan created wholly by an Implant Surgeon themselves as is the case by Implant Store.

PILOT GUIDED SERVICE

Our UK surgeon will merge the digital data from your CT scan with that from an intra-oral scanner to create a 3-dimensional image inside exoplan software. From this, he will determine the ideal implant dimensions and trajectory and once approved create you a bespoke surgical guide allowing the precise creation of the pilot osteotomy.

Your surgical guide will be 3D printed in-house and will incorporate a 2mm diameter surgical sleeve offset at the exact height to match our 2mm diameter parallel surgical drill. Our surgeon will have pre-planned the height of the sleeve to match either one of our 20mm, 25mm or 30mm pilot guide drills.

When used together you will be able to create the perfect depth osteotomy in the most ideal angulation for your chosen implant system.


Implant Store support all implant planning options.  Plans are created by our experienced dentists who consider all anatomical aspects prior to proposing implant dimensions and grafting needs. 

A bespoke 3d printed guide with sleeves for pilot or fully guided delivery is available following plan approval. This service starts at only £175 per case. A pilot-guided drill is £60.

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