Precision of simultaneous guided dental implantation in microvascular fibular flap reconstructions with and without additional guiding splints

Dental rehabilitation in patients receiving free-flap reconstructive surgery to the mandible or maxilla is an important part of bringing patients back to normality both in a physical and a psychological way. It is therefore important to be able to do this in the fastest way possible.Virtual pre-planned reconstructions of jaws with implants placed simultaneously are a good way to expedite this process and has the advantage of allowing true backward planning to get the bone where it prosthetically needs to be.

Source: Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - December 31, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Daniel Zweifel, Marius Gustav Bredell, Martin Lanzer, Claudio Rostetter, Martin R ücker, Stephan Studer Source Type: research