Do Implant Surgical Guides Allow an Adequate Zone of Keratinized Tissue for Flapless Surgery?

A major advantage of guided implant surgery using 3D printed guides is the ability to do accurate surgery flapless. A drawback of a flapless technique is the inability to manipulate soft tissue to ensure sufficient gingiva around the implant. The purpose of this study was to determine how often flapless surgery using surgical guides results in less than 2 mms of keratinized tissue surrounding the implant.

Source: Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - July 19, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Janina Golob Deeb, Sompop Bencharit, Christopher A. Loschiavo, Matthew Yeung, Daniel Laskin, George R. Deeb Tags: Dental Implants Source Type: research