What
is Computer
Guided Surgery?

“Implant dentistry is primarily practiced using freehand techniques with survival rates commonly higher then 90%. However, the freehand technique lacks the sophistication of restoratively driven concepts and management in certain types of bone. Although the diagnostic computerized tomography (CT) scan has been utilized for many years, its use has been primarily for volume determination and approximation of tooth and critical anatomy relative to the potential implant site. However, this planning information is not precisely transferred to the patient for implant placement unless computer assisted surgery (CAS) is utilized. Computer-assisted implant planning and subsequent production of a surgical template based on this plan has gained attention because it provides restoratively driven aesthetics, patient comfort, satisfaction and the option of the flap less surgery and immediate restoration.” (Schnitman et al 2014)