Digital Workflow for Full‐Arch Immediate Implant Placement Using a Stackable Surgical Guide Fabricated Using SLM Technology
Jingwen Yang, Qi Liu, Zhaoguo Yue, Jianxia Hou, Kelvin I. Afrashtehfar
Abstract
The failing dentition of partially edentulous individuals may be used as an initial reference for stackable restrictive surgical guides during full-arch immediate implant placement. The stackable guide option derived from a digital workflow increases the predictability of the performance of bone reduction, immediate implant placement, and immediate loading of provisional implant-supported fixed dental prostheses. The present paper aims to report a practical approach to design and produce a metal framework with occlusal rests to facilitate the use of a tooth-supported surgical guide when full-arch immediate implant placement is indicated in patients with failing dentition.