Replacing missing teeth using dental implants has proven to be a successful and predictable treatment procedure.(Ardekian & Dodson 2003)(Schropp & Isidor 2008)(Froum 2010)(Ortegamartínez et al. 2012) The rapid progress of implant dentistry allowed the creation of different implant placement and loading techniques.(Froum 2010)(Ortega-martínez et al. 2012) It started with the traditional implant placement protocol that dictated several month period between extraction and implantation then another 3-6 months for loading. A "6-12" month treatment timeline was a major drawback that made patients refuse to wait all this time.(Schropp & Isidor 2008) Many attempts were made to reduce the treatment timeline narrowing the waiting period between extraction and …show more content…
Meta-analysis of the accuracy revealed a mean error of 0.9 mm at the entry point (n = 1,530), 1.3 mm at the implant apex (n = 1,465), and a mean angular deviation of 3.5 degrees (n = 1,854) with a wide range in all measurements."(Bornstein et al. 2014) In an approach to reduce the drawbacks of immediate implant placement and to gain the advantages of the computer guided implant placement, this study is proposed to compare between the accuracy of free hand and computer guided immediate implant placement. Upon reviewing literature, there was no available data comparing between accuracy of free hand and computer guided immediate implant placement. In addition there was no available data correlating accuracy to the esthetic prosthetic position of the placed implants. PICOS P- Patients with fresh extraction sockets I- Computer guided immediate implant placement in fresh extraction sockets CFree-Hand immediate implant placement in fresh extraction sockets O Outcome measure (s) (Cassetta et al. 2011) Outcome name Measuring Device