Detailed planning of the prosthetic restoration and also the implant placement are important, so that your patient can be treated safely. Different procedures are possible depending on the surgeon's experience and the clinical situation. Planning on the basis of 3D data is possible with all planning software in which the geometry of Thommen implants is integrated. A list of suppliers of corresponding software can be found at: Planning software.
In specific situations a guided implant bed preparation can be useful with the assistance of a template to guide the pilot drill. Because the VECTOdrill is self-guided, guidance is no longer necessary for the drill sequence below and the drill template can be removed after the pilot drilling. The guide tip for the pilot VECTOdrill can be integrated into all conventional drill templates and be used as a vertical stop for the definition of the preparation depth.