Digitalization and predictability in implant dentistry: introducing MGUIDE and MSOFT

The introduction and availability of cone beam computed tomography has improved analysis of clinical cases and implant placement planning in three dimensions.

In recent years, different concepts of three-dimensional planning, such as computer-guided(static) surgery, have been proposed to transfer virtual digital planning from a personal computer to the surgical field to improve accuracy and performance.

The degree of correlation between the virtual plan and the final placement of the implant in the patient’s mouth is very much dependent on the accuracy of the clinical steps during data collection, treatment planning and the surgical work.
A structural approach and a “step-by-step” workflow will be presented, with a discussion on the inherent potential for process errors and the way to minimize them.