Guided innovations: Robot-assisted dental implant surgery.

Dental implants have become the preferred treatment modality for the replacement of missing teeth. The success of implant therapies is dependent on the precision of the implant placement to effectively support prosthetic outcomes that optimize form and function. With the evolution of static surgical guidance over the last several decades, implant placement protocols have taken enormous strides toward ensuring accurate placement of dental implant fixtures, yet limitations persist in the overall workflow due to the rigid adherence to the proposed positioning of implants.

Digital Technology Redefining Implant Therapies: Two Case Reports.

Providing clinicians with comprehensive tools to transform the smiles of their patients, digital applications are wholly changing the dental profession. The impact of technology on the delivery of care has enabled clinicians to be increasingly more analytical and meticulous in planning and rigidly focused on the predictability of outcomes. Tools are available that allow clinicians to better understand their patients, not only anatomically and biomedically, but with regard to their personal goals for their oral care.

Robotic-Assisted Prosthetically Driven Planning and Immediate Placement of a Dental Implant.

Dental implants arguably have become the preferred treatment modality for replacing missing teeth. The success of implants, however, depends on the precision of the implant placement to effectively support prosthetic restorations. With the evolution of static surgical guides, implant dentistry science has taken enormous strides toward ensuring accurate placement of dental implant fixtures, yet emerging digital protocols show the potential for dynamic real-time clinical support to the operator.

Evolution of Full-Arch Implant Prosthodontics: From Analog Protocols to Digital Workflows.

Ever since orthopedic research emanating from Sweden revealed that human bone could consistently fuse to titanium, forward-thinking prosthodontists have pursued the enormous possibilities for restoring patients with implant-supported prosthodontics. Applications for osseointegration in full-arch prosthetic dentistry have evolved, with the chronologic development of technique and technology progressing from multi-step complex analog procedures to streamlined digital production of immediately loaded prosthetic dentitions that predictably deliver restorative excellence. This article presents a historical perspective that describes how dental implant prosthodontic materials and methods have advanced and are effectively keeping pace with other medical disciplines while remaining entrenched in scientifically based methodology.

Effective Use of Dental Software Systems to Achieve Predictable Results: A Novel Approach.

With an ever-increasing amount of information available through various media, today's prosthodontic patients appear to be more educated about comprehensive dental solutions than ever before. Patient expectations are generally high, and many patients present seeking to remedy sometimes myriad years of dental neglect with healthy, functional, esthetic results. Often times these patients are middle-aged, hard-working people who wish to achieve their prosthodontic goals with a minimal financial investment.

Immediate Reconstruction and Dental Rehabilitation of Segmental Mandibular Defects: Description of a Novel Technique.

The aim of this report is to present a new technique using current technologic advances for immediate reconstruction and dental rehabilitation of segmental mandibular defects with a screw-retained prosthesis. One case is reviewed and a detailed review of surgical and prosthetic techniques used is presented.