Speakers and Abstracts

Novel clinical applications of computer-guided surgery

Assoc. Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. dent. et scient. med. Georg Strbac University Clinic of Dentistry, Clinical Division of Oral Surgery, Vienna, Austria

Abstract

In current dental implant treatment, accurate clinical and radiological examination can enhance treatment planning, ensuring an atraumatic and minimally invasive surgical procedure. Modern diagnostic techniques, such as 3D imaging, not only allow imaging of anatomic structures for accurate diagnosis and treatment planning but can also be used for the fabrication of surgical models and for the construction of surgical templates in guided implant surgery. Today, the latest implant planning software programs can simplify the previously used template production techniques by shortening the fabrication process and by avoiding additional radiographic exposures. This can be achieved directly after the initial 3D radiographic assessment by merging the uploaded radiographic data with the STL files of scanned dental models or intraoral scans of the jaws to fabricate accurate surgical templates prior to the intervention. In addition to the virtual planning of dental implants and prosthodontics reconstructions, these modified computer-supported planning and guided surgical approaches can also be used for sinus grafting procedures. Additionally, new surgical methods could be developed to ensure precise and safe guided osteotomies for future treatment methods. Moreover, recently introduced innovative techniques such as Guided Autotransplantation of Teeth and Guided Modern Endodontic Surgery have become reality.