Category Archives: Implant Restoration

Implant crowns and bridges, abutment selection, hybrid restorations, full-arch implant prostheses and surgical guides. Articles and workshops on the implant restorative workflow between clinic and lab.

Surgical Guides for Implant Placement: What to Send the Lab, and How the Guide Is Designed and Printed

Freshly 3D-printed dental models on the build plate in the printing room at Khai Nguyen Dental Lab

Summary: a surgical guide is a 3D-printed resin appliance designed from CBCT data merged with an intraoral scan, carrying metal sleeves that direct the drill to the planned implant position, axis and depth. This article is for dentists preparing to send a guide case for the first time: what the lab needs from you, how…


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