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CAD/CAM guided surgery in implant dentistry: A review of software packages and step-by-step protocols for planning surgical guides

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Abstract

Three-dimensional radiographic imaging for dental implant treatment planning is gaining widespread interest and popularity. However, application of the data from 30 imaging can be a complex and daunting process initially. The purpose of this article is to describe features of three software packages and the respective computerized guided surgical templates (GST) fabricated from them. A step-by-step method of interpreting and ordering a GST to simplify the process of the surgical planning and implant placement is discussed.

Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)32-38
Number of pages7
JournalThe Alpha omegan
Volume107
Issue number1
StatePublished - Mar 1 2014

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • General Dentistry

Keywords

  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional/methods
  • Humans
  • Equipment Design
  • Radiography, Dental, Digital/methods
  • Patient Care Planning
  • Computer Simulation
  • Surgery, Computer-Assisted
  • Anatomic Landmarks/diagnostic imaging
  • Software
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Dental Implants
  • Dental Implantation, Endosseous/instrumentation
  • Cone-Beam Computed Tomography/methods

Disciplines

  • Computer Sciences
  • Medical Biophysics

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