Image guided dental implant surgery is the latest advancement in dental surgery. This state-of-the-art technology, using information gathered with exceptionally accurate and detailed 3-D medical imaging, offers surgeons the ability to perform extremely detailed surgical planning via a virtual model of a patient’s face, mouth and oral structures, then implement that plan in real time, taking advantage of precise computer guidance to ensure optimal implant positioning and placement. This surgical technique offers a number of advantages to both surgeons and patients. Here are three important advantages of image guided surgery for dental implants patients should know about:

  • Increased Accuracy And Safety – Image guided dental implant surgeryoffers a higher level of precision in implant placement than is possible in traditional implant surgeries. Greater precision conveys several important advantages to patients, including safer procedures, since surgeons are able to see the exact position of critical structures like bones, nerves, adjacent tooth roots and sinus cavities, reducing complication risks. Other distinct advantages of that higher level of precision include more predictable results from surgeries, with higher rates of dental implant success and better aesthetic outcomes. These advantages are realized in all such surgeries, but are particularly pronounced in more complex cases – where bone quality or quantity is an issue, for instance, or when surgeons must work in tight spaces.
  • Faster, More Comfortable Procedures – With the use of image guided surgical techniques, oral surgeons are able to place dental implants in less invasive procedures than are used in traditional implant surgeries, making smaller incisions and even, in some cases, no incisions at all. This means that procedures are more comfortable for patients and quicker, taking significantly less time to complete.
  • Quicker, Easier Recoveries – The more precise, less invasive dental implant placement procedures made possible by image guided surgery mean less pain, swelling, bruising and discomfort after surgery for patients, and smaller incisions mean faster healing. These factors help provide patients with shorter and more comfortable recovery times after surgery has been completed.

While those may be the top three advantages that patients realize by choosing an oral surgeon that offers image guided dental implant surgery, there are many others. These can include fewer planning visits before surgery in many cases, and for some patients, the option of choosing immediate load dental implants for their dental restoration, eliminating the waiting period between implant placement and being fitted with that attractive, natural-looking new smile.

Contact our office for more information on image guided dental implant surgery at (202) 386-7100.