Transitional implants in computer-assisted implant surgery and fixed complete-arch provisionalization: A retrospective case series.

Introduction: Using mini implants as transitional implants (TIs) for complete arch implant-supported rehabilitations may overcome limitations associated with mucosa-supported surgical guides and facilitate immediate fixed provisionalization. This study aimed to assess the success of TIs in supporting surgical guides for implant placement and fixed provisional prostheses.

Methods: Patients who received TIs between 2012 and 2023 for a complete arch implant-supported prosthesis were evaluated retrospectively.

Solving Challenges in Static Computer-Assisted Guided Surgery for Posterior Open-End Situations.

This technical note serves as a practical guide for clinicians aiming to provide solutions to optimize the precision of static computer-assisted implant surgery (sCAIS) and the success of implant placement in free-end situations. Five methods are introduced for enhancing surgical guide stabilization and improving the accuracy of implant placements in situations lacking stabilizing adjacent teeth. Techniques include the use of keratinized soft tissues, implant-borne stabilizers, lateral fixation pins, transitional implants, and digital bone segmentation for guide support.

Computer-Assisted Implant Planning: A Review of Data Registration Techniques.

Computer-assisted implant planning allows for a comprehensive treatment plan by combining radiographic data provided by a Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) with surface optical scan (IOs) data that includes patient intraoral situation and the intended restorative planning. Integrating a tailored restorative design with the patient's anatomical conditions through virtual implant planning allows for an ideal bio-restorative treatment planning to maximize biological, functional, and esthetic outcomes. This article discusses dataset registration techniques that combine radiographic CBCT data with restorative information as the main path to create a virtual patient.

Masking capacity of minimally invasive lithium disilicate restorations on discolored teeth-The impact of ceramic thickness, the material's translucency, and the cement color.

Objectives: To evaluate minimally invasive restorations' capacity to mask discolored teeth and explore the impact of ceramic thickness, translucency, and cement color.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-four assessment pairs of naturally colored and discolored bovine dentin samples were formed, using lithium disilicate specimens in six different thicknesses (0.3-0.

The Capacity to Change the Lightness of Discolored Tooth Substrates by Means of Minimally Invasive Restorations: Perception by Dentists, Dental Technicians, and Laypersons.

Purpose: To evaluate the minimal ceramic thickness needed to increase the lightness by one value by means of glass-ceramic restorations perceived by dental technicians, dentists, and laypersons.

Material And Methods: A total of 15 assessment pairs (reference and test samples) were formed using glass-ceramic blocks in four different colors. Each assessment pair was comprised of two underground blocks differing in one value of lightness.