Surgical guides are the best kept secret about dental implants. Most clinics have a difficulty offering surgical guides and they will do everything they can to make you think how they are “not obligatory”, an “unnecessary expense” and so on. The question to those who say that should be – “Better with them or without them?”. Follow closely what the answer is.
If you have read our posts or watched the videos “How to choose implants?” and “Are implants right for me?” you probably already know that the most common cause of implant failure is non-compliance with the medical protocol. It is indeed surgical guides that ensure compliance with the protocol and for this reason they are the one thing you should require in any implant treatment. Thanks to surgical guides the implantation is minimally invasive, eliminating human error, significantly improving recovery and reducing post-surgery pain.
The process of creating the surgical guide requires state-of-the-art 3D technology, equipment, as well as the joint work of a skilled lab technician and a surgeon.
Unfortunately, in Bulgaria, as in many other places in Europe, they are rarely utilized. In the United States, however, it is difficult to find a clinic that would offer an implant treatment without surgical guides. Besides the advantages mentioned above they are deemed to provide additional guarantee to the doctor that he has done everything possible for a successful treatment, and also provide legal protection for this very reason.
What exactly are the surgical guides? This is a mold that looks like a dental splint with one, two or more holes used for placing the implants:
They are made with the help of a special software for three-dimensional (3D) modeling, calculating accurate positioning of the implant (direction, depth and diameter). The production finishes with a 3D printer creating the surgical guides from a special bio-compatible resin, which is allowing disinfection and sterilization.
The planning process involves a surgeon and a dental technician as well as expensive equipment. In practice, software integrates the 3D images from the CBCT scanner and the digital image scanned from your mouth, using a modern 3D intraoral scanner. Scanning with 3Shape intraoral scanner in Sofia Implant Center:
Surgical guides planning software:
During the process surgeons can plan the precise position, size and direction of the implant, so that it reflects the specifics of your individual case. The chance of a human error is significantly reduced because the implantation follows a strict plan, without the possibility of improvisation. Moreover, the surgical incision is made with a special tool and is significantly smaller and fully accurate, which means faster and less painful recovery.
Here is an example of an implant, placed with a surgical guide. The incision is made with a special tool exactly matching the position of the future implant:
Here’s how it is proceeded without a surgical guide:
An implant surgery with guides requires a specially skilled surgeon, different surgery tools and techniques, unlike the ones used in the standard implant procedure.
So our advice is – for a painless and successful implant treatment, do ask for a surgical guide. Beware that if you are not offered one, that should be a red light that the success of your treatment is not the highest priority of your doctor or clinic.
Finalmente trovo due minuti per commentare la mia esperienza presso la Sofia Implant Center di Sofia (Bulgaria), dopo il rientro dal mio primo viaggio. Dopo aver contattato qualche mese fa il sig. Ivan, referente della clinica per l’italia e con molta attenzione e cortesia mi ha inviato tutto il programma degli interventi che dovevo subire con allegato il preventivo di spesa. Ho scelto questa clinica fidandomi e leggendo varie recensioni tutte positive. Arrivato a Sofia con mia figlia siamo stati accompagnati subito in clinica per una prima visita, ho soggiornato in tutto cinque giorni e ogni giorno c’era l’autista messo a disposizione della clinica, che ci prendeva e riaccompagnava a casa. Ho subito un intervento di implantologia finalizzato al ripristino della funzionalità masticatoria, devo ringraziare in particolare i dottori: Rafid Hussain e la dottoressa Radina Taskova che con pazienza e accuratezza si sono occupati delle mie cure dentarie e altri dottori, compresi gli assistenti, che si sono susseguiti nelle varie fasi per la loro professionalità e gentilezza verso di me.
Rosario Taormina
2023-02-09
Clinica super professionale ho fatto sette impianti e sette corone lavoro eccezionale un grazie a tutti i medici e soprattutto a Ivan referente per gli italiani persona seria e affidabile ti segue dall’inizio alla fine… consiglio vivamente questa clinica.. grazie ancora…
Sergio Pittino
2023-02-03
Sono felice di aver scelto sofia Implant centre ho trovato uno staff medico molto professionale educato e estremamente serio un grazie speciale per ivan perche tutto quello che mi ha detto precedentemente al telefono in inghilterra e stato fatto e confermato nella clinica dentale se ho Scelto questa clinica e grazie a lui ....trasmette sicurezza e serieta e un grazie anche al chirurgo allo staff medico e assistenti vi ringrazio e stato un piacere avere a che fare con voi. Grazie Sergio Pittino
Rodica Borcea
2022-12-25
Ήμουν σε αυτήν την κλινική για τα δόντια μου all-on-4 και είμαι πάρα πολύ ευχαριστημένη,οι γιατροί είναι πολύ καλοί στη δουλειά τους και πολύ προσεκτικοί!
Monika Gamozova
2022-12-16
The best dentists and clinic ever! Excellent service, care and professionalism! Thank you everyone 😊
Andrea Carta
2022-12-12
Super soddisfatti dell'esperienza in questa clinica fatta di professionalità competenza, gentilezza e assistenza in ogni circostanza e in ogni istante della giornata. Medici, assistenti, collaboratori, autisti, tutti fantastici. Un elogio in particolare per quanto ci riguarda va ad Ivan, una persona di massima competenza, tatto, disponibilità estrema, senza il quale non avremmo mai potuto fare questa scelta. Consigliamo vivamente questa clinica senza alcun indugio. Ancora in bocca al lupo a tutto il team. Супер доволен от опита в тази клиника, съставен от професионализъм, компетентност, любезност и помощ при всякакви обстоятелства и във всеки момент от деня. Лекари, асистенти, сътрудници, шофьори, всички фантастични. Специална похвала за нас е Иван, човек с изключителна компетентност, такт, изключителна готовност, без когото никога не бихме могли да направим този избор. Силно препоръчваме тази клиника без никакво забавяне. Още веднъж успех на целия отбор.
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