Waldemar Polido, DDS, MS, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at IUSD. His main interests are complex implant surgeries and orthognathic surgery. A Fellow of the ITI, Polido is an avid advocate of digital technology applied to treatment planning and surgical accuracy, improving treatment outcomes.
Freehand implant placement is giving way to high-tech solutions as clinicians embrace computer-assisted technologies for greater accuracy and fewer complications. With both static and dynamic systems offering three-dimensional guidance,…