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Accuracy of dental implant placement with computer-guided surgery: a retrospective cohort study
BMC Oral Health volume 22, Article number: 8 (2022)
Abstract
Background
The aim of this study was to assess the accuracy of virtual planning of computer-guided surgery based on the actual outcomes of clinical dental implant placement.
Methods
This retrospective study enrolled patients among whom implant treatment was planned using computer-guided surgery with cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). The patients who received implant according to the guide with the flapless and flapped approach were classified as group 1 and 2, respectively, and the others who could not be placed according to the guide were allocated to the drop-out group. The accuracy of implant placement was evaluated with the superimposition of CBCT.
Results
We analyzed differences in the deviated distance of the entrance point and deviated angulation of the insertion of implant fixtures. With regard to the surgical approach, group 2 exhibited greater accuracy compared to group 1 in deviation distance (2.22 ± 0.88 and 3.18 ± 0.89 mm, respectively, P < 0.001) and angulation (4.27 ± 2.30 and 6.82 ± 2.71°, respectively, P = 0.001). The limitations of guided surgery were discussed while considering the findings from the drop-out group.
Conclusions
Computer-guided surgery demonstrates greater accuracy in implant placement with the flapless approach. Further research should be conducted to enhance the availability of guides for cases with unfavorable residual bone conditions.
Background
The combination of virtual engineering with the digitization of information in dentistry has given rise to a new and innovative direction for dental diagnosis and treatment. In particular, computer-based implant-guided surgery has been developed to overcome the limitations associated with traditional surgical plans and has significantly improved the accuracy of implantation and allowed for minimally invasive surgery [1, 2]. Computer-based implant-guided surgery can plan the optical implant position based on three-dimensional evaluation of the surrounding vital anatomic structures and future prosthetic requirements [2].
For implant placement, the conventional flap approach involves the exposure of the residual bone using a full-thickness mucoperiosteal flap followed by implant placement and primary closure [3]. Without flap elevation, a flapless approach for implant placement has several advantages such as being minimally invasive, being less painful, enhancing blood circulation, and preventing periosteum damage [4,5,6,7,8]. These advantages have a synergic effect with computer-guided surgery, depending on the precise execution of the virtual plan [9, 10]. Accurate and reproducible computer-guided surgery can allow for the flapless approach.
To fabricate the guide, however, there is necessary a series of complicated processes such as cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) imaging and acquisition, intraoral digital scan, alignment of CBCT and scan data, guide production with consideration for future prosthetic requirements, and implantation using implant drills consistent with the guide sleeve [2, 11]. Error can occur between the planned position before surgery and the actual implantation position as a result of the accumulation of all procedures including guide production, guide positioning, and guide movement. In addition, drill and mechanical errors could occur due to the offset of the guide and surgical instrument, and from the measurement and acquisition of the CT images [12,13,14]. Even if the guide was fabricated precisely, the guided surgery may be failed due to various reasons such as poor bone quality, thick mucosa, tissue inflation from local anesthesia, unstable fitness of the guide, or the presence of a bony dehiscence [1, 15]. In the instability case, therefore, the clinician should be changed the surgical plan to flap approach or freehand implant surgery. Although several factors affect the guided surgery systems such as image resolution of CBCT, image segmentation, field of view, type of tissue support, flap or flapless approach, and free- or full-guided implant placement [16, 17], there has been a lack of research that includes patients for whom guided surgery was not successful. Since guided surgery has become common in implant dentistry, it is important to emphasize its limitations, including the factors that indicate when guided surgery would be unsuitable [18].
The purpose of this study is to analyze the accuracy of computer-guided implant surgery based on superimposition of CBCT, which is widely used for this purpose [1], and discussed the limitations and future research of cases when implant placement differs from the planned surgical guide.
Methods
This retrospective research was conducted under the approval of the Institutional Review Board of Seoul National University Bundang Hospital and independent ethics committees approved the protocol (IRB No. B-2009/637-101) with each participant providing written, informed consent. The study was performed according to the Declaration of Helsinki and the requirements of Good Clinical Practice.
All patients included in this study were adults who planned the computed-guided implant surgery according to the digital guide protocol based on CBCT (0.2-mm voxel size, Kodak 9500, Carestream Health, Inc., Trophy, France) at the Section of Dentistry of Seoul National University Bundang Hospital from December 2018 to January 2020. The inclusion criteria were as follows: (1) patients over 19 years of age; (2) CBCT data before and after implant placement; (3) informed consent from voluntary participants; (4) fabrication of the surgical guide according to the digital guide protocol, and (5) being partial edentulism (≤ 4 teeth loss in one arch). The exclusion criteria were as follows: (1) uncontrolled systemic disease or dentofacial-related syndrome; (2) being full edentulism; (3) related to pathologic conditions such periapical or periodontal abscesses, acute sinusitis, and untreated gingivitis or periodontitis.
Computer-guided implant surgery process
To establish an implant placement plan and create a digital implant guide, there was several steps to follow. First, we sent preoperative CBCT data. Second, a conventional gypsum material dental cast made from polyvinyl siloxane was scanned and imported to the Dentium Digital Center (Dentium, Suwon, Korea). Third. each model was scanned using Rainbow Scanner Prime (Dentium, Suwon, Korea) and superimposed with CBCT data based on the teeth. Fourth, a computer-guided implant plan was developed, including a digital wax-up of the edentulous region and accurate 3D location of the implants (Fig. 1). Based on the plan, finally, the tooth and mucosa supportive surgical guide was fabricated by using a stereolithography (SLA) 3D Printer (Dentium, Suwon, Korea). The manufactured guides were assessed for preoperative fitness in the oral cavity and adjusted as needed.
Patient allocation according to surgical methods
According to the implant surgical procedure, implants that underwent placement according to a digital guide protocol based on the fabricated guide (VAROguide, Dentium, Suwon, Korea) were allocated in the experimental group, and those that could not be placed according to the guide protocol were allocated in the drop-out group. Among the experimental groups, the patients were classified the subgroups into flap and flapless approaches as groups 1 and 2, respectively. Surgery was performed by two expert surgeons (one oral and maxillofacial surgeon and one periodontal surgeon each; experience over 20 years in implant surgery, and over 5 years in the guide system).
Drop-out group: implants placed differently from the planned surgical guide
Although the patients were planned implants based on preoperative CBCT images, some implants could not be accurately placed according to the fabricated guide, or were displaced compared with the planned position mainly due to poor bone quality and insufficient bone volume compared with the CBCT (Fig. 2).
Group 1: implants placed from the fabricated guide according to the flapless approach
A flapless technique was indicated if there was an appropriate amount of attached gingiva, sufficient bucco-lingual alveolar bone width, and residual bone to major anatomical structures, such as the maxillary sinus and inferior alveolar canal. After drilling according to the surgical guide through the guide sleeves, the implants were placed in the planned positions (Fig. 3). The diameter of the implant was chosen from preoperative planning, but the length varied slightly depending on the clinical circumstances.
Group 2: implant placement from the fabricated guide according to the flapped approach
The flapped approach was performed in cases where bone dimension was insufficient, bone augmentation was required, or primary stability was insufficient due to poor bone quality. After creating the incision, a full-thickness mucoperiosteal flap was elevated before fitting of the fabricated surgical guide. The implant was placed by fixation of the surgical guide with fingers. Drilling was performed sequentially according to the manufacturer’s guidelines (Dentium, Suwon, Korea), and the implants were placed until the indentation depth from the guide was reached (Fig. 4). However, the diameters and lengths of the drills were eventually changed depending on primary stability, bone quality, bone dimension, and the positions of the main anatomical structures. If necessary, bone augmentation was performed, and the wound was sutured after being covered with a shielding membrane. Depending on the degree of primary stability, submerged or non-submerged type implants were chosen.
Postoperative care
All patients had postoperative CBCT immediately after the surgery, and were prescribed methylol cephalexin lysinate 500 mg bid for 5–7 days, celecoxib 200 mg bid for 5–7 days, and chlorhexidine (12% hexamedine solution 100 mL, BukwangPharm, Seoul, Korea) or benzydamine (15% Tantum gargle, 100 mL, SamaPharm, Seoul, Korea) oral gargling tid for 5–7 days. Two internal connection type implants with sandblasted, large grit, acid-etched surfaces were used: Superline (Dentium Co., Suwon, Korea) and Implantium (Dentium Co., Suwon, Korea).
Measurements of the primary stability and evaluation of accuracy for the implant position
The primary stability was examined at fixture implantation, and implant stability quotients (ISQ) were measured with an Osstell Mentor device (Osstell, Gothenburg, Sweden) [19].
CBCT data were superimposed before and after the surgeries to evaluate the accuracy of implant positioning among the groups. Any changes in three-dimensional displacement and the angle of implant entrance after placement were evaluated by CBCT. To obtain images of standardized size, CBCT scans were performed at natural head positions using an occlusal plane aligner. A natural head position was obtained in an upright seated position and distanced gazing. CBCT data were extracted as a file of Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM). A 3-dimentional analysis program (OnDemand 3D, Cybermed, Seoul, Korea) was used to compare the preoperative planned location of the implant with the postoperative implant position by the automated registration software [20]. The software was superimposed on the basis of voxels’ gray level within the anterior cranial bases of the two CBCT. The anatomical structure of the anterior skull base was selected on the thalamus and ornamental and horizontal surfaces of the first input DICOM file. After automated superposition, the thalamus surface, tubular surface, and horizontal surface were formed in the tomographic direction of the initial input image [21]. To compare the position of the preoperative planned implant with the actual position of the implant after the operation, differences in the distance of the entry point and in the degree of the insertion angle were measured on the superimposed CBCT (Fig. 5).
SPSS statistics 25.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) program was used for statistical analysis, and significance was considered at a level of 0.05. The differences between the entrance displacement and the insertion angle of the planned and placed implants were measured to calculate the mean and standard deviation. Independent sample t-test was used to analyze the difference of the measurements among the groups.
Results
A total of 89 implants (Dentium, Suwon, Korea) were placed in 34 patients (19 males and 15 females, average 62.1 years of age), and all implants were survived without failure during an average of 17.3 months within 0.5 mm marginal bone loss. Thirty-eight implants (42.7%) were placed without the fabricated guide, and 51 implants were allocated in the guided group. According to the groups, there were no significantly different on the age, sex, and the jaw (Table 1).
Regarding the subgroup of the two guided groups, the flap (Group 1) and flapless approaches (Group 2) were performed for 26 and 25 implants, respectively (Table 2). The deviated position of the implant fixture was greater in group 1, compared with group 2 (Fig. 6). In particular, the implants in group 1 were more significantly deviated on the entrance displacement (3.18 ± 0.89 and 2.22 ± 0.88 mm, P < 0.001) compared with insertion degree (6.82 ± 2.71 and 4.27 ± 2.30°, P = 0.001).
The deviated position of the implant fixtures was greater in the drop-out group compared to the guided group in terms of the displacement of the entrance point (14.53 ± 6.64 and 2.69 ± 1.00 mm, P < 0.001) and the degree of insertion (11.75 ± 4.39 and 5.52 ± 2.80°, P < 0.001) (Table 2). The primary stability was not significantly difference between the drop-out and guided groups (66.49 ±15.18 and 64.43 ± 18.26, P = 0.578). However, the flapped group was showed lower primary stability (55.84 ± 20.47) than the flapless group (72.69 ± 10.9, P = 0.001) Of the 38 implants in the drop-out group, the causes of changes in the plan were in the following order, insufficient primary stability (n = 19), risk of anatomic damage such as inferior alveolar canal proximity (n = 9), bone dehiscence during the drilling procedure (n = 4), and poor stent fitness (n = 6) (Fig. 7). Of the 19 cases of insufficient primary stability, 10 implants were placed deeper than the depth of implantation without changing the diameter or the length of the implant, while the others involved a change in diameter or length of the implant.
Discussion
As a digital guided surgery has become very reproducible, many research were showed high accurate results to allow the deviation within 1.0 mm and 1.0° from guided position [22, 23]. However, errors could always occur between virtual planning and the surgical procedure. In 2018, the International Team for Implantology presented a consensus paper for the meta-analysis of the accuracy of guided implant surgeries, which showed a total mean error of 1.2 mm (1.0–1.4 mm) at the entry point and deviation of 3.5° (3.0°–4.0°), respectively [10]. They suggested that a safety margin of 2 mm should always be considered, because significant differences were reported in positions between the implant replicas in the plaster models created from CT data and the impressions taken from patients [24]. In addition, since the analysis program of this study was automatically superimposed based on the anterior skull base, the error could be more exaggerated in comparison to previous studies based on the adjacent structures of implants [1, 10, 12, 24,25,26]. Regarding the above mentioned considerations, the overall accuracy of the guide used this study was less accuracy for the reproducible implant placement through tooth-mucosa-supported surgical guides without fixation. However, the aim of this study is to discuss the limitation of the guided implant surgery based on the reason for drop-out group and factors affecting the error.
Computer-guided surgery cannot provide sufficient reproducibility for all implant patients, especially for those who have poor bone quality with irregular alveolar crests. In 2019, Al Yafi et al. demonstrated factors affecting the accuracy of guides including surgery-related factors such as flap design, reflection, and eccentric drilling through the sleeve while overcoming limited access to the posterior jaw or limited mouth opening [1]. Compared with the flapless approach, the flapped approach has disadvantages such as postoperative discomfort and increased surgical time. In 2017, a review concluded that the outcome of guided surgery with flapless approach indicated significantly more accuracy compared with flapped approach [27]. Some research was explained by the fact that positioning of the guide is more difficult because of the interference of the reflected flap [27, 28]. When considering guided surgery, the flap should be extensively reflected to prevent interference with the guide position and the possibility of reduced accuracy [29]. The accuracy with the flapped approach was significantly reduced in comparison with the flapless approach in this study, even though it was higher than freehand placement (Table 2).
In the case of unfavorable recipient bone, however, the flap approach has been necessary for intraoperative assessment to avoid several complications such as bone dehiscence, loss of implant stability, poor aesthetics, and invasion toward surrounding anatomic components [30,31,32,33,34,35,36]. Among the implants in this study, 60% of the drop-out implants failed to obtain primary stability within the bony housing along with the fabricated guide. Therefore, even though guided surgery has become very predictable with the flapless approach, it cannot be applied in some patients, especially in those who have poor bone quality where primary stability cannot be obtained or requiring bone grafting due to a narrow ridge [37].
Only few studies have been conducted on computer-guided implant placement in unfavorable bone requiring simultaneous augmentation with implant insertion. In 2021, Poli et al. reported five patients for computer-guided implant placements with computer-aided guided bone regeneration using tooth-supported surgical guides stabilized by the residual dentition. They exhibited accurate results on implant position deviation of 0.73 ± 0.21 mm and 3.05 ± 1.22° at the implant head and long-axis, respectively [37]. Since that research performed bone graft after securing the primary stability of implants, however, their results was reported in areas with sufficient bone quality even if the amount of bone is insufficient. However, the less primary stability of the flapped groups could be explained the less accuracy of the implant position in this study. To overcome this limitation, the guide should be allow the bone manipulation protocol for the poor bone quality, such as the bone expansion, splitting, compaction and underpreparation [38].
This study had several limitations such as heterogeneity to the surgeons and tooth position, and election bias due to retrospective design. Although guided surgery usually proceeds according to the postoperative plan, clinicians should not rely entirely on CBCT and the surgical guide, and be aware of possible complications such as offset of the guide or surgical instrument, poor guide fitness, and poor bone quality. In addition, further consideration should be conducted in cases that require a large amount of bone graft, or has close proximity to a major anatomic structure. Further research is necessary to maximize accuracy and suitability of the surgical guide even for the poor bone quality, which should be able to allow for predictable and reproducible implant position through the flap approach.
Conclusions
Flapless guided implant surgery is more accurate than flap guided one in tooth-supported guides. However, poor bone quality and quantity can limit the applications of guided implant surgery. Future studies to improve implant treatment planning and guided surgery in cases with limited bone quality and quantity are needed.
Availability of the data and materials
The datasets used and analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Abbreviations
- CBCT:
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Cone beam computed tomography
- DICOM:
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Digital imaging and communications in medicine
- SLA:
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Stereolithography
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Ku, JK., Lee, J., Lee, HJ. et al. Accuracy of dental implant placement with computer-guided surgery: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Oral Health 22, 8 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-022-02046-z
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