cone beam international magazine of cone beam dentistry

I case report _ CBCT and CAD/CAM in implant dentistry _Until very recently, my patients would have considered undergoing complete treatment in- cluding a ceramic crown or a bridge in one visit science fiction. The science of CAD/CAM technol- ogy has progressed at a staggering pace, enabling me to treat a case that represents a new level in the field. This case report demonstrates a procedure that allows the treatment of a patient who has lost a tooth or had one extracted. In one visit, he or she can receive an implant using a while-you-wait, made-on-demand implant guide. Furthermore, modellingoftheindividualabutmentorplacingof asolidtitaniumabutmentwithatemporarycrown, or a permanent ceramic crown, based on the in- dication and diagnosis, can be performed in the same visit. The implant guide that is produced while the patient waits (CEREC Guide, Sirona) speeds up the entire process incredibly, owing to a precisely mappedlocationina3-DCBCTscanusingGALAXIS and GALILEOS Implant (both Sirona) visualisation 26 I cone beam1_2014 One-visit guided treatment thanks to CBCT and CAD/CAM Author_ Dr Josef Kunkela, Czech Republic Fig. 3 Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 4 CBE0114_26-30_Kunkela 31.01.14 15:51 Seite 1