Dental Implants Placed by Using a Drill Guide Versus Non-guided Placement. Follow-up Study

Implant-centered Outcomes of Guided Surgery, a 3-year Follow-up: An RCT Comparing Guided Surgery With Non-guided Implant Placement

To assess implant outcomes, both clinical and radiological, in a randomized study on guided implant placement after 3-year follow-up, compared to non-guided treatment.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Provision of informed consent
2. An age of at least 18 year
3. Extraction socket healing for at least 6 months

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Unlikely to be able to comply with study procedures
2. History of intravenous bisphosphonate treatment
3. Medical history that makes implant insertion unfavorable
4. Current pregnancy
5. Present alcohol and/or drug abuse
6. Major systemic diseases
7. Untreated, uncontrolled caries and/or periodontal disease
8. History of local irradiation
9. Need for bone grafting and/or sinus lift in the planned implant area