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CAD/CAM guided surgery in implant dentistry: a brief review

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Abstract

Advanced imaging and CAD/CAM technologies and their applications in enhancing treatment outcomes in implant dentistry have gained widespread interest. Guided implant surgery utilizing these advanced technologies has significant applications in implant dentistry. This article provides information on some of the perceived advantages and disadvantages for planning guided versus conventional implant surgery as well as basic steps involved in the fabrication of guided surgical templates (GST).

Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)26-31
Number of pages6
JournalThe Alpha omegan
Volume107
Issue number1
StatePublished - Mar 1 2014

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • General Dentistry

Keywords

  • Patient Care Planning
  • User-Computer Interface
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional/methods
  • Humans
  • Surgery, Computer-Assisted
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Dental Implants
  • Dental Implantation, Endosseous/instrumentation

Disciplines

  • Medical Biophysics
  • Medicine and Health Sciences

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