Performance of novice versus experienced surgeons for dental implant placement with freehand, static guided and dynamic navigation approaches.

ABSTRACT: Lack of evidence exists related to the investigation of the accuracy and efficacy of novice versus experienced practitioners for dental implant placement. Hence, the following in vitro study was conducted to assess the accuracy of implant positioning and self-efficacy of novice compared to experienced surgeons for placing implant using freehand (FH), pilot drill-based partial guidance (PPG) and dynamic navigation (DN) approaches. The findings revealed that DN significantly improved the angular accuracy of implant placement compared with FH (P < 0.001) and PPG approaches (P < 0.001). The time required with DN was significantly longer than FH and PPG (P < 0.001), however, it was similar for both novice and experienced practitioners. The surgeon's self-confidence questionnaire suggested that

SUBMITTER: Wang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9929278 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature