In order for implants to function at their very best, they must be placed in the correct position. In order to do that, you must know where the bone is in all 3 dimensions, and where the future tooth is supposed to be. Once you know both of those variables, you can line up the proposed implant in the perfect place. This alignment is achieved by using two essential pieces of technology together in harmony. Cerec scanning allows a virtual impression, or what some people call dental molds. Once the Cerec digital impression scan is done, the data is superimposed onto the Cone Beam CT radiographic image. Now we have the bone and the future tooth all lined up, and we can virtually place the implant to be perfectly aligned. Once that is complete, the file is emailed to the lab, where they 3D print the guide and send it back. The surgical guide is used in the surgery to place the implants in the perfectly aligned positions.

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