Assistance and breakthrough of digitalization and intelligent digitalization in implant restoration of edentulous jaws

doi:10.7518/hxkq.2026.2025440

Abstract

Abstract:

Digital and intelligent digital technologies can help optimize the clinical workflow of edentulous jaw implant restoration, significantly improving precision, predictability, and efficiency throughout all stages of treatment. In the preoperative phase, by acquiring the patient’s digital information model and integrating data with the assistance of an artificial intelligence-driven planning system, personalized design of implant positions and prosthesis morphologies can be achieved, thereby realizing accurate functional and aesthetic matching. During the surgical procedure, the adoption of static implant guides, dynamic navigation systems, or implant robotic systems can effectively enhance surgical precision and minimize patient trauma to the greatest extent. In the immediate and final restoration phases, digital impression technology based on intraoral and extraoral scanning systems enables accurate acquisition of information regarding implants, as well as hard and soft tissues related to edentulous jaw implantation. Among these technologies, the application of AI-assisted algorithms and modified intraoral scan bodies can further improve patient comfort and chairside work efficiency. When encountering metal restoration artifact interference, the use of artifact correction algorithms or methods to increase identifiable marker points can both enhance the fitting precision of virtual data, reduce the impact of metal artifacts on data matching, and provide more reliable data support for digital preoperative planning. For complex edentulous cases, such as pterygoid implant placement, implant robotic systems based on digital three-dimensional modeling enable high-precision implantation with intraoperative dynamic calibration, thereby improving prosthetic predictability. Although challenges remain in data interoperability and standardization of clinical protocols, the integration of unified data standards, comprehensive intelligent platforms, and standardized workflows may facilitate the standardized and intelligent application of digital technologies in edentulous implant rehabilitation. It is foreseeable that in the future, digital and intelligent digital technologies will continue to drive the development of the edentulous jaw implant restoration field, providing patients with more high-quality, efficient, and safe implant restoration solutions.

Key words: digitalization, intelligent digitalization, edentulous jaw, implant, guide, dynamic navigation, dental implant robot

CLC Number:

R783.4

Sa Yue, Cai Yingqi, Sun Yitong, Zhao Mingyu, Xia Shici. Assistance and breakthrough of digitalization and intelligent digitalization in implant restoration of edentulous jaws[J]. West China Journal of Stomatology, 2026, 44(1): 72-81.

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项目	静态种植导板	动态导航技术	口腔种植机器人
核心操作流程	获取CBCT及口扫数据后进行手术规划，经CAD/CAM设计制作导板，术中验证导板贴合度，自由手操作下由金属套筒引导钻针路径	红外光学系统将CBCT影像与术区配准，实时追踪钻针路径，灵活修改手术方案，自由手进行手术	在动态导航的基础上增设机械臂，患者全程需佩戴口外标记物，由机械臂执行手术操作
术中灵活性	低	高	高
操作门槛	低	高	高
整体成本	低	高	高
患者舒适度	低	高	中
适用病例	骨条件良好的简单病例	解剖结构复杂、多植体、无牙颌等复杂病例	解剖结构复杂、多植体、无牙颌等复杂病例