Innovation in oral implantology: the use of surgical guide in the modern implant surgery of the maxillary bones

A. Pacifici1, F. Riccitiello2, F. Attanasio3 and A. Banzi4

1University of Roma “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy; 2University of Napoli “Federico II”, Naples, Italy; 3Department of Health Sciences, Magna Graecia, University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy; 4BanziHealthcare, Pieve di Cento, Bologna, Italy Correspondence should be addressed to Andrea Pacifici: andrea.pacifici@uniroma1.it; Published Vol. 36, no. 2 (S3), 261-0 (2022)
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Abstract

Implant surgery was born as freehand surgery, and most protocols are still based on this way of operating today. However, one of the most important trends in the implant field today is represented by guided surgery. There are different types of surgical guides on the market, differing in construction, materials and characteristics. This work aims to evaluate guided surgery using the B&B Dental surgical guide to understand whether it can increase the accuracy and precision of implant insertion. In order to carry out this multicenter study, each operator was assigned 15 implants to be inserted and distributed to different patients. In total, 6 patients were enrolled who in the first phase underwent a pre-operative CBTC (cone beam computed tomography) to then be identified for privacy reasons through a patient ID. In total, 9 B&B Dental implants were placed on a number of 6 enrolled patients. 3 implants were placed in the upper arch and the remaining 6 in the lower arch. On 3 patients a single implant was inserted instead on the remaining 3, during the surgical treatment 2 implants were inserted for specific arch of interest. Analyzing the data published in other works of the literature, it is possible to affirm that the surgical technique with the B&B Dental protocol proposed by us is currently a valid alternative that deserves a particular interest in development and application.

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