Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2018, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (14): 2179-2184.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.0185

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Clinical application of three-dimensional printing implant template in the restoration of free-end missing teeth

Zhao Dian-cai, Nie Yu-jie, Ouyang Shan, Lin Xiao-hui, Hu Xi-juan   

  1. Department of Stomatology, Nanhai Hospital of Guangdong General Hospital (the Second People’s Hospital of Nanhai District), Foshan 528251, Shandong Province, China
  • Received:2017-11-06 Online:2018-05-18 Published:2018-05-18
  • About author:Zhao Dian-cai, Master, Associate chief physician, Department of Stomatology, Nanhai Hospital of Guangdong General Hospital (the Second People’s Hospital of Nanhai District), Foshan 528251, Shandong Province, China

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Three-dimensional (3D) printing technology is currently one of the most advanced industrial manufacturing technologies. The surgical template prepared based on the 3D printing technology is mainly made of resin, and a great improvement in its accuracy is required. However, the clinical application of the surgical template made of metal is rarely reported.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical value of 3D-printing implant template in the restoration of free-end missing teeth.
METHODS: A prospective study was conducted in 64 enrolled patients with free end-tooth defects. All the patients were randomly assigned to receive traditional implant template (control group, n=32) or 3D-printing implant template (study group, n=32), and 3-6 months later, the patients were subjected to crown restoration. At 6 months after crown restoration, cone beam computed tomography was performed to compare the deviation of the implant tip and neck (including vertical, buccolingual, mesial-distal). Success rate and chewing rate were compared between the two groups at 6 months after crown restoration; patient satisfaction assessment was done and compared between the two groups at 1 year after crown restoration.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: There were no significant differences between the two groups in the success rate and chewing rate (98.7% vs. 95.6%; 97.4% vs. 97.1%, P > 0.05). The vertical, buccolingual, mesial-distal deviations of the implant tip were significantly lower in the study group than the control group (P < 0.05), while there was no difference in the vertical and buccolingual deviations of the implant neck between the two groups (P > 0.05), and the mesial-distal deviation of the implant neck was significantly lower in the study group than the control group (P < 0.05). In addition, there was no difference in the patient satisfaction between the study and control groups (94% vs. 91%,  P > 0.05). To conclude, the 3D printing implant template can effectively reduce implant excursion based on the assurance of therapeutic efficacy and patient satisfaction, which is of great significance in the restoration of free-end tooth loss.

Key words: Dental Implantation, Dental Implants, Mastication, Tissue Engineering

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