When we talk about guided surgery we are undoubtedly talking about the latest frontier in dental implantology.
This innovative technique allows the surgeon to plan all phases of treatment, while working with absolute precision and in a less invasive manner. The benefits for patients and dentists are clear: less invasiveness, fewer symptoms, reduced time and costs, and the ability to design and create perfect intraoral biomechanical systems.
A 3D software combines a CT scan of the jaw with a digital impression of the mouth, accurately calculating the placement of the implant or prosthesis to within a tenth of a millimeter. A custom-made guide is then created, allowing the surgeon to perform the procedure without incisions, bleeding, or stitches. This method allows for both single and multiple teeth to be treated, and fixed temporary restorations to be placed immediately after the procedure, ensuring optimal aesthetic results for the patient.
Despite this, guided surgery is still struggling to establish itself in Italy . The main obstacles standing between professionals in the sector and the new frontier of implantology are the difficult access to specific laboratory expertise and the often high costs.
BlackBox by IDI Evolution , produced by IDI Makers - the most advanced dental and prosthetic research, design, prototyping, and production department on the Italian market – was created precisely to break down these obstacles, with the creation of a "black box" that makes guided surgery simple and accessible to everyone.
IDI's "dream box" contains everything needed for the procedure : model, analogs, components, temporary devices, and a surgical template. It allows the clinician to receive all the components at the same time and access the guided workflow, reducing costs by 75% and chair time by 50%.
“ BlackBox was born, paradoxically, from an “out of the box” approach to thinking, observing a sushi restaurant, ” explains Andrea Piantoni, Chief Innovation Officer of IDI Evolution. “Today, 40% of our clients’ implant placement procedures are performed with guided surgery, and we have become the second largest company in Italy in terms of the number of digital impressions managed, more than 25,000, producing and distributing approximately 10,000 BlackBoxes per year.”
In keeping with the company's philosophy of revolutionizing and evolving the dental landscape, BlackBox is the "toolbox" of the future, closer than you might think. It places patient satisfaction at its core, enabling clinicians to perform better, working safely and efficiently while simultaneously saving time and money.
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