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Published on: August 24, 2018
Reliability of implant surgical guides based on soft-tissue models
Pooja Maney1, David E Simmons, Archontia Palaiologou
1Department of Periodontics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, School of Dentistry, New Orleans, LA, USA. pmaney@lsuhsc.edu
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to determine the accuracy of implant surgical guides fabricated on diagnostic casts. Guides were fabricated with radiopaque rods representing implant positions. Cone beam computerized tomograms were taken with guides in place. Accuracy was evaluated using software to simulate implant placement. Twenty-two sites (47%) were considered accurate (13 of 24 maxillary and 9 of 23 mandibular sites). Soft-tissue models do not always provide sufficient accuracy for fabricating implant surgical guides.
