Shruti Sharma, Emilie Tan, Britney Tran, Hui Y Siow, Elshadaie Tafesse, Yoong H J Thong, Row J M Tan, Jungwoo Son, Lisa Todaro, Josephine Teo, Jaafar Abduo
PURPOSE: To evaluate the accuracy of osteotomy preparation and implant placement for 3 pilot-guided (PG) concepts, namely, a surgical template with a metal sleeve (MS), a surgical template with an in-built nonmetal sleeve (NMS), and a surgical template with an in-built nonmetal sleeve for round bur indentation (RB). METHODS: Surgical models with missing maxillary molars were studied. The MS templates were designed to accept metal sleeves, while the NMS and RB templates were designed with in-built nonmetal sleeves...
November 30, 2023: Journal of Oral Science