Digital Implantology in Dentistry

A special issue of Dentistry Journal (ISSN 2304-6767). This special issue belongs to the section "Dental Implantology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 519

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Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00033 Rome, Italy
Interests: static-guided surgery; dynamic-guided surgery; immediate loading; immediate implant placement
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Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
Interests: oral surgery; implant dentistry; periodontics; oral pathology

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Dear Colleagues,

The ongoing development of digital technologies together with novel implant macro- and microstructures started to rewrite the implant-supported rehabilitation workflow in dentistry. Enhancing immediacy and streamlining overall surgical planning and prosthetic realization acted as a valid solution to reduce the overall rehabilitation time from single teeth to complete arches.

Dr. Paolo Carosi
Prof. Dr. Claudio Arcuri
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Keywords

  • digital implantology
  • oral surgery
  • implant dentistry
  • digital dentistry
  • implant-supported rehabilitation

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Accuracy of Three-Dimensional Computer-Aided Implant Surgical Guides: A Prospective In Vivo Study of the Impact of Template Design
by Noel Vartan, Lotta Gath, Manuel Olmos, Konstantin Plewe, Christoph Vogl, Marco Rainer Kesting, Manfred Wichmann, Ragai Edward Matta and Mayte Buchbender
Dent. J. 2025, 13(4), 150; https://doi.org/10.3390/dj13040150 - 29 Mar 2025
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Background: Digital planning and the use of a static surgical guide for implant placement provide predictability and safety for patients and practitioners. The aim of this study was to investigate differences in the accuracy and fit of long and short guides. Methods [...] Read more.
Background: Digital planning and the use of a static surgical guide for implant placement provide predictability and safety for patients and practitioners. The aim of this study was to investigate differences in the accuracy and fit of long and short guides. Methods: In patients with at least one missing tooth, long (supported by the entire dental arch) and short templates (supported by two teeth, mesial and distal) were compared via intraoral scans and the superimposition of the STL files of the initial planning and the actual position in the patient’s mouth along the X-, Y- and Z-axes. Furthermore, this study evaluated the conditions (e.g., mouth opening, the implant position) under which fully guided implantation can be realized. Results: The largest deviation was observed in the Z-axis, although this deviation was not as high for the short templates (0.2275 mm) as it was for the long templates (0.4007 mm). With respect to the 3D deviation (dXYZ), the average deviation from the mean value was 0.2953 mm for the short guides and 0.4360 mm for the long guides (p = 0.002). The effect size (Cohen’s d) was 0.709, which was between the medium (0.50) and large effect sizes (0.80). The shorter templates showed a smaller deviation from the actual plan by 80%. With a mouth opening ≥50 mm, fully guided surgery can be performed in the molar region. In the premolar region, the lower limit was 32 mm. Conclusions: The 3D accuracy was significantly higher for the shorter template, which could therefore be favored. Full article
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