Current Status and Usefulness of Guided Surgery : Application of Static and Dynamic Guides

<p>In dental implant treatment, the application of digital technology to the treatment process has attracted increasing attention in recent years. In particular, guided surgery, which guides the implant placement based on simulations assuming prosthetic devices, can not only realize safe surgery that avoids complications, but also acquire an ideal placement position considering the prosthetic device. Guided surgery, a prosthetic-driven implant treatment that applies this digital technology, has become an essential procedure for implant treatment.</p><p>With guided surgery, there is a static guide method and a dynamic guide method. The static guide method of achieving accurate implant placement using surgical templates has been applied to various cases and has obtained good treatment results. However, since surgery is performed by attaching a surgical template to the oral cavity, it may be difficult to accurately place an implant in the extraction fossa or the posterior molars. On the other hand, the dynamic guide method using a 3D navigation system that has recently appeared enables freehand surgery in which 3D information is guided in real time, enabling accurate implant surgery even in cases where static guiding is difficult.</p><p>In this paper, we report the current status and usefulness of guided surgery, which has become an essential surgical procedure for implant treatment. Furthermore, the features and points to note of the static and dynamic guide methods are explained through clinical cases.</p>