ArticleClinical and experimental dental research2025
Positional Accuracy of Dental Implants Placed by Means of Fully Guided Technique in Partially Edentulous Patients: A Retrospective Study.
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- Digital Dentistry in Clinical Practice: A Scoping Review of Current Capabilities and Future Directions.International dental journal · 2026Article
- Methodologies for Assessing the Dimensional Accuracy of Computer-Guided Static Implant Surgery in Clinical Settings: A Scoping Review.Dentistry journal · 2026Review
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objectivesComputer-aided implant surgery (CAIS) is a fully digital approach that guides the biological and prosthetic ideal implant position. The aim of this retrospective clinical study was to assess the accuracy of implant position using CAIS and clinical outcomes, in partially edentulous patients. MATERIAL AND
methodsThis study was designed as retrospective study. Twenty-one patients requiring a maximum of two implants were recruited from 2023 to 2024 at the University of Naples Federico II. For all patients, 3D cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) and intraoral scans were obtained and superimposed by matching the resulting DICOM and STL data files in a software to create the tooth-supported surgical guide. All implants were placed using a fully guided implant surgery protocol. The accuracy of the technique was measured by the deviation between the actual implant position (mesio-distal deviation, depth error, and axis deviation) obtained from the postoperative CBCT and the preoperative planned implant position. Clinical outcomes assessed included biological complications, implant and prosthetic failures, esthetic outcomes, and patient satisfaction. Descriptive analysis was performed using mean and standard deviation.
resultsA total of 37 implants were analyzed. The mean results were as follows: 0.43 ± 0.20 mm of mesio-distal linear deviation at the implant shoulder, 0.24 ± 0.07 mm of depth error, and 1.46° ± 0.31° of axis deviation. At 6 months, healing was uneventful for all patients, with no complications or implant or prosthetic failures reported. Patients with implant-supported restorations expressed high levels of functional and esthetic satisfaction.
conclusionsThe fully guided technique achieved clinically acceptable accuracy positioning of dental implants in partially edentulous patients.
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