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SUBMITTER: Velikov S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7074433 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Velikov Stefan S Susin Cristiano C Heuberger Peter P Irastorza-Landa Ainara A
Journal of clinical medicine 20200211 2
When preparing an implant site, clinicians often base their assessment of the bone on subjective tactile and visual cues. This assessment is used to plan the surgical procedure for site preparation, including how many drilling steps will be used. The subjective nature of bone evaluation, consequently, results in poor reproducibility and may lead to under or over preparation of the site. Recently, an unconventional site preparation protocol was developed in which the decision of which instruments ...[more]