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SurgiGuide® - New standards of care for every implant case
Regardless of the clinical situation, implant surgery needs to be performed under the safest and most accurate conditions possible. Custom-made SurgiGuide® drill guides provide the seamless link between implant planning and actual treatment, guarantee predictable implant treatment and thus dramatically increase case success. Materialise Dental now offers a to-the-point and easy-to-choose-from range of SurgiGuide® drill guides – for every case scenario and tailored to the clinician’s specific needs and wishes.
SAFE SurgiGuide® - Used with a brand specific guided surgery kit
For most cases, the preferred choice is a SAFE SurgiGuide®. It provides drill guidance, guided implant placement and full depth control. Materialise Dental offers SAFE SurgiGuide® solutions that can be used with a variety of brand specific guided surgery kits: External Hex SAFE SurgiGuide® Kit (Materialise Dental), ANTHOGYR Guiding System (Anthogyr), Facilitate™ (AstraTech), Navigator™ (BIOMET 3i), ExpertEase™ (DENTSPLY Friadent), Straumann® Guided Surgery Kit (Straumann®), NobelGuide™ (Nobel Biocare), and CAMLOG® Guide System (CAMLOG). SAFE SurgiGuide® is considered to be the best solution in cases where the highest possible accuracy is deemed necessary, such as with esthetic cases or in the event of anatomical restrictions.
Universal SurgiGuide® - Used with a standard surgery kit to perform guided surgery
A Universal SurgiGuide® can be used with any standard implant surgery kit. Ideal, if the clinician works with various implant brands or if his/her implant company does not offer a guided surgery kit. With Universal SurgiGuide®, clinicians benefit from drill guidance for any implant brand. A set of Drill Keys allow for flexible guidance during the whole drill sequence. Universal SurgiGuide® is used for more complex cases which equally require accurate drill guidance.
Pilot SurgiGuide® - Used to benefit from pilot drill guidance
Pilot SurgiGuide® has been designed to offer swift and accurate pilot drill guidance for smaller and more straightforward cases. It is an entry solution offering clinicians optimal guidance during the often challenging initial drilling steps. Pilot SurgiGuide® is available in a broad range of pilot drill diameters.
Every implant case asks for a tailored approach. That is why Materialise Dental not only offers different SurgiGuide® types of support (bone-, mucosa- and tooth-supported SurgiGuide® drill guides), but also a variety of SurgiGuide® solutions (SAFE, Universal and Pilot SurgiGuide®). Special SurgiGuide® types, such as guides for zygomatic implants and bone reduction guides are also available. Regardless of which SurgiGuide® type of support and solution is selected, there’s something for every case, and esthetic perfection can be realized in a remarkably more time and cost-efficient environment.