Impact of fully or partially guided surgery on the position of single implants immediately placed in maxillary incisor sockets: A randomized controlled clinical trial.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the deviation of the implant position after placement in single maxillary incisor post-extraction sockets between fully and partially guided surgery.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-four patients with a failing maxillary incisor were randomly allocated into two groups: the partially guided surgery (PGS, n = 12) group or fully guided surgery (FGS, n = 12) group. Clinical analyses, intra-oral scans, and computed tomography scans (CT) were initially performed to define the virtual positioning of the implants and fabrication of the 3D printed surgical guides.