[Sublingual artery injury during dental implantation using a surgical navigation guide]

The article presents a clinical case of hemorrhage due to sublingual artery injury during the installation of four dental implants in the lower jaw using a surgical navigation guide. In a detailed analysis of the case and the surgery, the main cause of this complication was determined. It must be taken into account while planning a surgery on edentulous jaws or with the single-stage full dental extraction on the lower jaw. Ensuring strict guide immobility is essential for correct drilling, wherefore it is necessary to make a fixing key in the occluder or articulator.