Basic Dental Implantology Using the Straumann System

Advanced Dental Implant Placement Techniques

“…Once converted from the virtual image by rapid printing, the actual surgical drill guide will contain the precise information regarding the planned implant trajectories and surgical depth to be transferred to the patient. These guides can be bone borne, tooth borne, mucosal borne or in a combination of seatings ( 67 ). Stabilization of surgical guides on the jaw can be performed by the surgeon’s nondominant hand or assistant pressing the guide down, or fixation with surgical pins or screws.…”

“…Stabilization of surgical guides on the jaw can be performed by the surgeon’s nondominant hand or assistant pressing the guide down, or fixation with surgical pins or screws. These screw or pin stabilizers channels can be planned in the software and produced as channels in the surgical drill guide ( 67 ). The drill guides once fabricated have metal sleeves placed into the trajectories so that drill bits can be placed directly in them or through handles sized for different diameter drill bits fit into the master sleeves.…”