Dental Implants in Key West, FL.

If you have damaged or missing teeth, robot-assisted dental implants may be the best solution for you. Dental implants can be a life-altering procedure. New implants for teeth can effectively replace damaged and missing teeth for many years. However, if poorly done, they can fail and cause additional functional and aesthetic problems. With robotic assistance, risks and complications are greatly mitigated. If you are looking for dental implants surgery in Miami FL, we can help you.

What Are Robotic Assisted Dental Implants?

Robotic assistance is an innovation in dental implant surgery that helps with increased precision, shorter surgeries and recovery times, and higher success rates. Free-hand surgery can often be inefficient and less accurate, causing complications, infections, and other serious issues. Robot assistance gives the surgeon real-time visual feedback for more predictability, efficiency, and accuracy. As a patient, it is important to know about different surgical options so that you can make informed decisions on your oral health. Here, we will explain how robot-assisted dental implants work and why they are important.

How Do Robotic Assisted Dental Implants Benefit Patients?

Dr. Mark I. Gutt offers dental implants surgery in Miami and Key West, FL using YOMI®. YOMI® is the first FDA-approved robotic dental implant surgery assistant created by Neocis Inc, a manufacturer in robotic dentistry Miami, FL. Without it, surgeons usually must take impressions of the patient’s teeth and send them to a dental laboratory to make a surgical guide, which takes days and multiple appointments. Robotic assistance saves the patient time and money by eliminating this extra step. YOMI® scans the patient’s mouth to get a 360-degree view of the inside and form a virtual plan. In some cases, the patient can even be fully evaluated and treated in a single visit.  

How Does YOMI® Work?

YOMI® visualizes the surgical site on a computer monitor during the procedure. The patient wears a mandible splint to give the machine “haptic” (touch) feedback. YOMI® uses this to track and adjust to the patient’s movements. Movement tracking is a crucial development because dental surgeries have to be accurate down to the millimeter. YOMI® gives the surgeon constant feedback to make sure that the implant is placed at the correct location, angle, and depth. The surgeon operates with a handpiece attached to the YOMI® robotic guidance arm, which uses haptic boundaries to help them follow the virtual plan. However, it does not control the surgery and instead acts as a guide for the surgeon which allows them to adjust the plan as needed.

How Has Robotic-Assisted Dental Implants Changed Dentistry?

Before robotic dentistry, static surgical plans could not be adjusted mid-surgery. Now with YOMI®, the surgeon can alter the plan at any time to address changing circumstances and respond to the patient’s needs. This gives the surgeon more control over the outcome of the surgery. The increased accuracy and precision with robotic assistance allows Dr. Gutt to use a minimally invasive surgical technique, which is more efficient and has a faster recovery time than the traditional procedure.

Conclusion

Robot assistance is a valuable new tool in dental surgery. If you are looking for a practice that offers robotic dentistry in Miami, FL, book an appointment with Dr. Gutt today. Dr. Gutt is a board-certified periodontist who offers robot-assisted dental implants and denture replacements Miami, FL using YOMI®