-Dental implants, Computer-assisted implantology, Template-guided surgery, Digital dentistry -Implants dentaires, Implantologie assistée par ordinateur, chirurgie guidée, dentisterie
AbstractDental implants are succesfully used for the retention of removable dentures, fixed dental prostheses and single crowns. The success of the treatment, however, significantly depends on a correct implant position. Malplaced implants can cause biological, functional and esthetic complications. So far, conventional planning of an implant-prosthetic treatment includes conventional x-rays and the implants are placed after free-hand osteotomy. The growing use of cone beam computer tomography in dentistry and the further development of the viewing software towards a sophisticated implant planning software allow the clinician a comprehensive 3D preoperative analysis and virtual surgical preparation. By CAD-CAM technology the planned implant position can be transferred into a surgical guide that is used for instrument guidance, which often simplifies the implantation procedure.
RésuméLes implants dentaires sont utilisés avec grand succès pour l'ancrage des prothèses, des ponts et