Flapless dental implant surgery enabled by haptic robotic guidance: A case report

Abstract

This case report presents the use of haptic robotic technology in one patient with six implants placed in the maxilla and five implants in the lower mandible with the goal of individual single implant supported crowns to be placed over each implant after 6 months. All implants were placed using a flapless technique, with one immediate implant placement after extraction. All implants were placed with a high degree of accuracy relative to the pre-operative plan as determined by post-op CBCT analysis with an average angular deviation of 2.58° and positional deviations at the coronal and apical aspects of the implant around 1 mm (0.93 and 1.06 mm, respectively). Total surgical time of less than 2 h. Haptic robotics physically guides the location, orientation, and depth of the tools during both drilling and implantation and thus allows for accurate placement as well as the intra-operative flexibility to change the plan as necessary while providing excellent visualization and irrigation. This robotic technology provides a treatment that focuses on accuracy and safety providing the best chance at excellent surgical outcomes for the patient.