Digital Assessment of a Full Digital Implant-Prosthetic Workflow for a Prefabricated Single Implant-Supported Restoration

Digital Assessment of a Full Digital Implant-Prosthetic Workflow for a Prefabricated Single Implant-Supported Restoration (A Clinical Trial)

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the accuracy of a prefabricated digitally planned provisional restoration on a single- implant placed with a fully guided surgical protocol.

Fifteen dental implants were placed in partially edentulous patients with single bounded lower posterior edentulous area selected from those admitted to the Prosthodontics Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University. A full digital implant-prosthetic protocol was followed and a quantitative evaluation of the accuracy of the protocol was performed using computer software and superimposition of the planned and post-operative images was done.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients missing lower first molar unilaterally or bilaterally.
• Presence of full or nearly full complement of opposing natural teeth.

Exclusion Criteria:

• If teeth adjacent to the planned implant site showed infections, endodontic or periodontal problems.
• Patients with a debilitating systemic disease, bone diseases, radiotherapy or chemotherapy.