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Implant Placement Using a Surgical Guide

Posted in Cosmetic Dentistry
Posted on March 3, 2013 by Dr. Gerald Marlin

When dental implants are inserted in the bone of a jaw, a surgical stent or surgical guide should be used to center it in the space where a crown or other prosthesis is being placed. It is virtually impossible to place an implant in its ideal location without using the surgical guide, and frequently results in the abutment being off angle with the overlying crown being lopsided. This can affect hygiene, function, and esthetics. See the following examples of implants placed in the lower right first molar in two different patients.

Case 1: An Ideally Placed Implant Using a Surgical Guide

Case 2: Implant Placed without Using a Surgical Guide

About the Author

Dr. Gerald Marlin is a Washington D.C. specialist in implant, cosmetic, and restorative dentistry.

Dr. Gerald Marlin
Dr. Gerald Marlin has been Recognized as a Washingtonian ‘Top Dentist’ for over 20 Consecutive Years by His Peers, as recently acknowledged in the Washingtonian “Hall of Fame 2024”.

Through this commitment, Dr. Marlin provides his patients with long-lasting (35 years vs. the national average of 7-10 years) aesthetic restorations so that they have virtually no future problems.

As such, he is a leading specialist in dental implants, cosmetic dentistry, sedation dentistry , and restorative dentistry  in the Bethesda–Chevy Chase, Northern Virginia, and Washington DC Metro Area. He has inserted and restored over 3,600 dental implants.