Online OnlyDOI: 10.11607/jomi.5800, PubMed ID (PMID): 28494042Pages e161-e165, Language: EnglishPellegrino, Gerardo / Taraschi, Valerio / Vercellotti, Tomaso / Ben-Nissan, Besim / Marchetti, ClaudioThis case report describes new implant site preparation techniques joining the benefits of using an intraoral navigation system to optimize three-dimensional implant site positioning in combination with an ultrasonic osteotomy. A report of five patients is presented, and the implant positions as planned in the navigation software with the postoperative scan image were compared. The preliminary results are useful, although further clinical studies with larger populations are needed to confirm these findings.
Keywords: anatomical preservation, image-guided surgery, oral implantology, osseointegration, piezoelectric surgery, 3D implant positioning