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Real-Time Dynamic Navigation System for the Precise Quad-Zygomatic Implant Placement in a Patient with a Severely Atrophic Maxilla
Published on: October 18, 2021
Digital workflow for image-guided immediate implant placement by using the socket-shield technique and custom
Alan Jony de Moura E Costa1, Shaban Burgoa1, Otavio Henrique Pinhata-Baptista2
1Professor, Department of Implant Dentistry, GoBeyond Institution (BDS), Curitiba, Brazil.
Abstract:
Marginal bone loss around immediately placed implants may compromise esthetic outcomes in the anterior maxilla. The relatively recent socket-shield technique of partial extraction therapy has been described as being useful to maintain the structure of peri-implant tissues. The present technique report introduced a digital workflow to perform image-guided implant placement after partial extraction therapy. In this technique, digital 3-dimensional images are used to plan and orient the flapless surgical procedure and to digitally design a custom abutment based on the natural emergence profile as segmented from the tooth to be extracted.
