Case Planning: A Crucial Step in Implant Dentistry
The clinical application of osseointegration has significantly evolved over recent decades.
The old approach to implant placement was to prioritize areas of the jaw where bone quantity was adequate, limiting alternative possibilities that could be more ideal in a specific patient's situation (i.e., extreme angulation requiring an alternative implant location).
Today, pre-procedure case planning, in conjunction with modern implant dentistry technologies, allows us to provide implants for patients in the jaw's ideal location to support the implant's strength and longevity.
Case planning also emphasizes the importance of cooperation and communication between the restoring dentist, dental surgeon, and dental laboratory.
Encouraging multiple professionals to contribute their opinion on each individual's case helps in achieving the most successful outcome and avoids a restoring dentist's potential exposure to clinical and financial liability as a result of inadequate planning.
The Importance of Pre-Operative Implant Gauge Indicator Use
Dental science has developed several extensive treatment options using implants for partially and fully edentulous patients. The goal in clinical practice is always to provide the patient with maximum osseointegration and the best aesthetic results.
Common complications to this goal include screw loosening and fractures to the screw, implant, or denture. This is where implant gauge indicators come in.
Implant gauge indicators allow the dentist to indicate the exact angulation of the implant and soft-tissue thickness.
With this information, we can do the implant procedure as precisely as possible and decide which abutment will work best.
We produce and sell a wide range of gauge indicators compatible with various connections and brands existing on the market.
Our gauge mini kit includes three gauges: straight, 17°, and 30°.
Our gauge indicators can now be found under our Dental Surgical Instruments category.
