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Digital Hybrid Model Preparation for Virtual Planning of Reconstructive Dentoalveolar Surgical Procedures
Published on: August 5, 2021
Digital approach to planning computer-guided surgery and immediate provisionalization in a partially edentulous
Sirikarn P Arunyanak1, Bryan T Harris2, Gerald T Grant3
1Lecturer, Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; and Former ITI Scholar, Department of Oral Health and Rehabilitation, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, Ky.
Abstract:
This report describes a digital approach for computer-guided surgery and immediate provisionalization in a partially edentulous patient. With diagnostic data obtained from cone-beam computed tomography and intraoral digital diagnostic scans, a digital pathway of virtual diagnostic waxing, a virtual prosthetically driven surgical plan, a computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) surgical template, and implant-supported screw-retained interim restorations were realized with various open-architecture CAD/CAM systems. The optional CAD/CAM diagnostic casts with planned implant placement were also additively manufactured to facilitate preoperative inspection of the surgical template and customization of the CAD/CAM-fabricated interim restorations.
