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Classifying Fully Guided Surgical Guides

Surgical guides can be classified according to support into tooth-supported, mucosa-supported, bone-supported, or a combination of these. Tooth-supported templates are further divided into unilateral or bilateral tooth support. Bilateral tooth-supported guides refer to templates that are supported by templates on both sides while unilateral tooth support refers to templates that is supported by teeth on one side and mucosa or bone from the other side. Usually, mucosa-supported guides are utilized in full arch cases in which there is no need for bone reduction. Stackable guides are the best option when bone reduction is indicated because they allow for the planning of both implant osteotomies and bone sculpturing using a single template made up of different components. This study compare all static guided protocols( bilateral tooth supported, unilateral tooth supported, full arch mucosa supported, stackable bone supported ) with each other under homogenous conditions.