A Fully Digital Approach to Guided Immediate Implant Surgery-A Fully Digital Approach to Guided Immediate Implant Surgery

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Dr. Jenny Apakian presented a webinar on a fully digital workflow for guided immediate implant surgery, from case acceptance through final restoration. She emphasized that technology helps build patient trust, improve efficiency, and empower team members through delegation and training. Using a clinical case of an anterior maxillary fractured tooth, she showed how her team used DS Core, CBCT imaging, digital planning, 3D printing, and milling to complete an immediate implant and provisional restoration in one day.<br /><br />She explained key concepts such as implant positioning, primary stability, immediate provisionalization, and managing soft tissue and graft materials. She prefers guided surgery, digital scan bodies, and custom provisional or healing restorations to protect the site and support esthetics. For final restoration, she described a streamlined digital process involving scan bodies, custom abutment design, and angled screw-access channels.<br /><br />Throughout the lecture, she stressed that success depends not just on clinical skill, but also on communication, patient education, and understanding objections like anxiety and cost. The webinar concluded with a Q&A on torque requirements, provisional occlusion, and custom healing abutments.

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Discuss a fully digital in-house workflow for guided implant surgery with the final restoration in mind. Stay in control from start to finish to improve efficiency and patient outcomes. Learning Objectives Discuss steps to planning an immediate implant. Design and 3D print a surgical guide. Discuss one workflow to fabricate a provisional restoration on the day of surgery. Discuss a fully digital process to fabricate a final implant restoration and custom abutment.

Keywords

digital workflow

guided immediate implant surgery

DS Core

CBCT imaging

3D printing

immediate provisionalization

custom abutment design

primary stability

patient education