USE OF SURGICAL TEMPLATE IN IMPLANTOLOGY: ADVANTAGES, DISADVANTAGES AND CLINICAL CASES

Alieva Sevinj Pashakyzy

The study is devoted to assessing the effectiveness of surgical navigation templates in dental implantation on the lower jaw. The paper presents the results of treatment of 20 patients with partial edentia of the lower jaw, who were divided into a control group (n=10) using the traditional method of implantation and a study group (n=10) using navigation templates. In the study group, planning was carried out on the basis of cone beam computed tomography data and digital models in the Implant Studio program, followed by the production of individual navigation templates using 3D printing. The results of the study demonstrated a statistically significant reduction in the time of surgical intervention by 26.00 minutes (p<0.0001) and an earlier start of prosthetics by 1.0 month (p=0.0489) in the study group compared to the control group. A clinical case of successful use of a navigation template in a 42-year-old patient in conditions of close location of the roots of adjacent teeth is described, where the use of this technology ensured accurate positioning of implants and the possibility of immediate loading. The obtained results indicate the advantages of navigation templates, which are especially significant in complex clinical situations requiring high accuracy of implantation.

Keywords:dental implantology, surgical navigation template, CAD/CAM technologies, 3D printing, minimally invasive implantation, accuracy of implant positioning, esthetic zone, digital planning.