Early Placement of Patient-Specific One-Piece Drill-Free Fully Digital Designed Dental Implants: A Feasibility Study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

CBCT and CAD/CAM technologies have allowed the development of patient-specific implants requiring no drilling. This prospective study evaluated the safety and effectiveness of a novel, drill-free, one-piece root-analogue implant designed using a digital workflow and manufactured additively.

Materials and methods

Patients with non-restorable maxillary anterior or premolar teeth requiring extraction and implant placement were included. Implant design was based on pre-extraction cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) and optical impressions of the target tooth, adjacent teeth and opposing dentition, and post-extraction scanning of the extracted tooth. Within 14 days post extraction, the implant was designed, manufactured and placed into the alveolar socket, and a temporary cr

SUBMITTER: Romito GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12420077 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature