Computer Guided Dental Implant: New Dimension in Oral Restoration

Attavit Pisitanusorn, Pimpaka Unkaew

Published Online: Dec 2, 2024 DOI

This article presents an overview of the guidelines and indications for the use of computer guided technologies in dental implant treatment. Computed tomography and implant simulation software have significantly increased during the last several years in dental implant therapy. These technologies facilitate a team approach based on the accurate planning and dental implant placement. The improvement of 3D dental diagnosis by cone beam computed tomography allows detailed preparation for the surgical placement of dental implants following prosthetic considerations. The advantages and disadvantages associated with computer technology in dentistry were analyzed. The various steps involved in the diagnosis, treatment planning, computerized tomography scan, implant planning from computer software, surgical drill guide fabrication, surgery and the final restoration were reviewed and discussed. Current and future development in digital implant dentistry will continue to decrease the conventional work and will integrate with virtual treatment planning.

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Pisitanusorn A, Unkaew P. Computer Guided Dental Implant: New Dimension in Oral Restoration: Review articles. CM Dent J [Internet]. 2024 Dec 02 [cited 2025 May 03];37(2):13-25. Available from: https://www.dent.cmu.ac.th/cmdj/frontend/web/?r=site/viewarticle&id=243

Pisitanusorn, A. & Unkaew, P. (2024). Computer Guided Dental Implant: New Dimension in Oral Restoration. CM Dent J, 37(2), 13-25. Retrieved from: https://www.dent.cmu.ac.th/cmdj/frontend/web/?r=site/viewarticle&id=243

Pisitanusorn, A., and Pimpaka Unkaew. 2024. "Computer Guided Dental Implant: New Dimension in Oral Restoration." CM Dent J, 37(2), 13-25. https://www.dent.cmu.ac.th/cmdj/frontend/web/?r=site/viewarticle&id=243

Pisitanusorn, A. et al. 2024. 'Computer Guided Dental Implant: New Dimension in Oral Restoration', CM Dent J, 37(2), 13-25. Retrieved from https://www.dent.cmu.ac.th/cmdj/frontend/web/?r=site/viewarticle&id=243

Pisitanusorn, A. and Unkaew, P. "Computer Guided Dental Implant: New Dimension in Oral Restoration", CM Dent J, vol.37, no. 2, pp. 13-25, Dec. 2024.

Attavit Pisitanusorn, Pimpaka Unkaew "Computer Guided Dental Implant: New Dimension in Oral Restoration." CM Dent J, vol.37, no. 2, Dec. 2024, pp. 13-25, https://www.dent.cmu.ac.th/cmdj/frontend/web/?r=site/viewarticle&id=243