Guided Implant Surgery & Treatment Planning

Fully guided surgeries offer a superior level of accuracy and security in order to achieve highly predictable results.. Clinicians controlling the end-to-end workflow is increasingly becoming the standard of care. By utilizing Dandy for guided surgery, the entire implant process, from planning to placement to restoring can seamlessly occur all in one place. You have full collaboration from our expert implant planning team.

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Dandy’s Implant Surgery and Treatment Planning

Completely digital
Experience the precision of a fully digital workflow.
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Accurate guides are produced for meticulous placement.
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You have full guidance from our expert implant planning team.

Freehand vs guided implant surgery

Before CBCT scanners and guided surgery techniques became popular, freehanded implant surgery was the norm. Freehand surgery comes with flexibility, allowing doctors to visualize and relate diagnostic data to the actual clinical conditions. Freehand implant surgery can also be more cost effective in the short term, with no need for surgical guides and – in some cases – no need for CBCT scans. However guided implant surgery has risen in popularity among general dentists who are not implant experts and even implant experts who want to provide more predictable patient care. Using surgical guides, a doctor can place an implant in a very specific, pre-planned location to give the most ideal depth, angulation, and size of implant to fit the space. Guided implant surgery and planning with the final restoration in mind ensures less remakes and unexpected issues because of more predictable placement and improved clinical outcomes.

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What is an Implant Treatment Plan?

Implant treatment planning is the process by which a patient’s implant locations are planned using a combination  of STLs (intraoral scans), and CBCT scans Մ3D X՞Ray). This informs which implant types / sizes will be used during  surgery and where they will be placed into the mouth to ensure a successful final restoration.

Dental Implant surgical guide

What is provided in Dandy Implant Surgery and Treatment planning?

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What implant planning software does Dandy use?

Codiagnostix

What drill kits does Dandy surgical guide protocol support?

Dandy surgical guide protocol supports all major implant systems. If you put us in touch with your implant rep, we can always ensure that the system is supported in guided surgery.

What is a surgical guide?

The final product of a treatment plan is a Surgical Guide, a 3-D printed acrylic device with titanium sleeves aligned to where the implants should be placed, which enables a safer, more accurate, and more successful surgery.

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Can a Doctor plan a guided surgery case (aka treatment plan) and send the output to us for fabrication of a surgical guide?

Yes! Dandy would be happy to print the surgical guide based on the guided surgery treatment plan the doctor designs.

What printers does Dandy use to print the surgical guides on?

Top-of-the-line Carbon Printers, which offer the most accurate guides.

Are CBCT scans required for Dental Implant Treatment Planning?

Yes. Using Dandy’s Treatment Planning software, CBCT scans (or CT scans) are combined with a patient’s intraoral scans (STL) to create an accurate picture for implant placement.

Can I choose between Dandy printing my Surgical Guide design or printing Dandy’s designs at my office?

Yes! Dandy’s Implant Surgery program is designed to support every doctor’s unique needs.

What implant manufacturers/systems can Dandy treatment plan for?

Dandy is able to support nearly all implant manufacturers – like Nobel, Strauman, and bioHorizons, as well as lesser known manufacturers – for treatment planning. For less common implant manufacturers, a Dandy Treatment Planner will coordinate directly with the implant manufacturer to get the correct specs for the plan.

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Digital Implant Planning with Dandy resources:

I've been working with Dandy's Implant Surgery team for 1 year. They understand my process and produce customized guides for me and my patients. The guides produced fit well and work exactly as planned, and their understanding of the process is expert.

Dr. Lee Maniscalco, MD, DMD
Gonzalez & Maniscalco Oral Surgery & Implant Center Birmingham, AL
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