Guided Dental Implant Placement and Immediate Temporization

Digital workflows can improve efficiency and outcomes during fully guided surgical implant placement and immediate provisionalization in the esthetic zone.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
After reading this course, the participant should be able to:

1. Explain how digital treatment planning and fully guided surgery — as well as implant selection — can aid in accurate preparation and placement.
2. Discuss dental implant success and survival rates, and the role of the general practitioner in implant therapy.
3. Describe tools and terms that can be used for case difficulty assessment and determining whether to proceed or refer to a specialist.

This course was issued in November 2018 and expires November 30, 2021. The author has no commercial conflicts of interest to disclose. This 2 credit hour self-study activity is electronically mediated.