Surgical Guides
Based upon the virtual planning of the optimal location of the dental implants in the jaw bone, the iDent process produces a customized guide that simplifies the drilling process and guides the dentist to place the dental implant in the precise location as planned.
The iGuide is a customized implant drilling surgical guide produced by rapid manufacturing technology. iDent’s unique process overcomes problem of CT scatter from metal in the jaw, and enables the guide to be placed accurately and firmly on the jaw, in both edentulous and partially edentulous cases.
How an iGuide is produced
Treatment planning data received from the dentist is transmitted to an iDent partner or service center where digital manufacturing technology rapidly produces the iGuide – a customized implant drilling template corresponding with precision to the dentist’s implant treatment plan. The template is sent back to the dentist for use in the implant placement procedure, resulting in efficient implant placement with confidence.
Advantages of using iGuides in surgery
- Reduction in surgery time
- Reduced trauma, pain and swelling for patients
- Flapless surgery in appropriate cases
- Shorter recuperation time
- Accurate transfer of CT-based virtual surgery to the clinical environment
- Improved prosthetic results
- Immediate loading in appropriate cases