Surgical Guide for Dental ImplantsThe Dental Lab creates advanced implant guides through a digital workflow. Our goal is to assist dentists in implant guided surgery. They are customized through a design tutorial to determine drilling and implant placement. The guide accounts for and fit to the teeth, bones, and tissues. It also allows flexibility and determines the vessels and resilience of gum tissue.
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What is a Dental Surgical Guide?Digital guided surgery follows a template for proper angulation and surgical implant placement. Surgical guides are made using computer-aided design and manufacturing. They are based on computerized tomography or cone-beam computed tomography scanning. The guide helps to transfer the pre-mapped plans to the implant site. The implant placement, angulation, depth, and drilling sequence are designed via software. The software provides a 3D image of the edentulous space and serves as a visual aid for proper placement. It allows the final process to be visualized through virtual design before any surgical intervention. This maximizes the smile design and emergence profile of the final design.
Surgical guides are renowned for accuracy and precision for placement. It is a minimally invasive approach to implant surgery that is favored by patients and doctors. They result in less treatment time and eliminates second-stage implant surgery. Additionally, there is a reduced risk of damage to critical anatomic structures and patient morbidity.
​​SURGICAL GUIDES OFFERED AT THE DENTAL LABTooth Supported Guide
Bone Supported Guide
Mucosa Supported Guide
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Appropriate positioning of implants and preoperative planning are vital. They are vital to attaining long-term aesthetics, functional success, and prosthesis survival. Virtual implant planning is superior when it comes to proper implant positioning. Through a digitized workflow, doctors can diagnose patients and plan implant cases in a 3D tutorial. Then, they can accurately transfer those plans to the patient’s mouth with the 3D printed guide.
Implant Treatment Protocol1. Computerized tomography scanning
2. Software program execution 3. Fabrication of surgical drilling guides 4. Surgical procedure |
GUIDE OPTIONS
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WHAT TO SEND THE LAB FOR SURGICAL GUIDES​
- Full arch PVS impression, model with bite registration, or intraoral scan
- Bite registration
- CBCT scan (less than 6 months old)
- Analog
- Stock Abutment
We can accept DICOMS from any CT scanner (full DICOM data set) and .STL files from any intraoral scanner
​Conditions and Indications Prior to Treatment
There are several conditions to consider before planning any dental implant reconstruction. Doctors need to evaluate what kind of materials they need by determining whether the patient is filling space for a single tooth or multiple teeth and whether support is needed for an implant-retained palate-less overdenture or partial denture. Any healing problems or uncontrolled medical conditions can impact the survival of the implant. Conditions such as diabetes or immunosuppressive diseases have the potential to affect integration adversely. Moreover, bleeding conditions are not ideal for surgery and may be a contraindication. Medication, such as bisphosphonates can also impact integration and even inhibit the healing of the bone. Additionally, doctors must consider the quantity and quality of hard tissue available as well as adequate vertical and horizontal bone to support the implant. The width of bone should allow at least 1 to 2 millimeters (mm) of facial and lingual cortical bone. The height should be able to support a 1:1 crown-to-root ratio. An adequate gap between the implants, mucosa, and adjacent teeth is necessary for accuracy. Computer-assisted guidance allows <2 mm linear deviation error and angular deviance of <5°.
Ideal placement consists of outcomes that are aesthetic with optimal occlusion and that are able to maintain the health of peri-implant tissues. Improper positioning can lead to many complications, such as unfavorable mechanical load that can lead to peri-implantitis and implant loss. Additionally, it could lead to other biological complications caused by the inability to maintain proper hygiene.
Ideal placement consists of outcomes that are aesthetic with optimal occlusion and that are able to maintain the health of peri-implant tissues. Improper positioning can lead to many complications, such as unfavorable mechanical load that can lead to peri-implantitis and implant loss. Additionally, it could lead to other biological complications caused by the inability to maintain proper hygiene.
Treatment PlanningSuccessful cases require a certain degree of preplanning, but struggling is not uncommon due to the amount of work that goes into planning. At The Dental Lab, we recognize that the dental industry is always changing. With more advanced technology can come more complex treatments, new methodologies for implementation, and a higher focus on providing a premium patient experience. Whether you are a new or returning customer, we know that now more than ever there is an even higher level of expectations placed on you and your practice to succeed. That is why we at the Lab are proud to offer you and your practice pretreatment case planning.
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What is Treatment Planning?
Case planning is allowing a trained technical staff member to manage each step of your dental case. From troubleshooting, to combination cases, to material selection, a manager takes over these tasks for you to plan a logical and practical process to follow. Case planning allows dentists to maximize chair time and profitability, improve lab results, and, most of all, exceed the expectations of their patients while reducing frustrations.
With the competitiveness of today’s elective cosmetic dentistry, it’s not enough to just understand facial aesthetics, but it’s vital to handle them with a multidisciplinary approach. A knowledgeable case planner can make the difference between admissible and extraordinary results.
With the competitiveness of today’s elective cosmetic dentistry, it’s not enough to just understand facial aesthetics, but it’s vital to handle them with a multidisciplinary approach. A knowledgeable case planner can make the difference between admissible and extraordinary results.
- Maximize your chair time
- Define the logistics of case completion
- Get individualized support
THE DENTAL LABThe Dental Lab in Pennsylvania is a full-service dental lab. We offer restorative products and implant systems for dentists across the United States.
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Our mission is to provide reliable and predictable dental restorations. We use the most advanced technology in digital dentistry. By marrying low costs with CAD/CAM and technicians, we can make all restorative dental products. Our products include dentures, implant restorations, orthodontics, crowns and bridges, night guards, and clear aligners.
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HELP US PROTECT YOUR CASES.
If you do not have the proper supplies, please contact us. We are happy to assist you and have technicians available for questions or concerns. If you are a new customer, please call at 215-293-9760 for a welcome kit which includes everything you will need to send your first case to our laboratory. We look forward to a successful partnership.
Please note that our business hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 5 :00 pm EST.
Please note that our business hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 5 :00 pm EST.