How to increase patients comfort and treatment perception by the use of digital tools combined with RFA

The evolution of technology in the dental field has given us tools to offer optimal patient care. In this lecture, we will show how to synergistically use digitals tools such as 3D intra-oral scanners in combination with resonance frequency analysis (RFA).

At the time of implant placement, the RFA analysis of the implant is a mandatory exercise to control not only the primary stability but also to closely follow up the osseointegration. In cases in which the aesthetic demand is low, such as implants in posterior healed sites, at the time of implant placement, we can take the digital impression for the definitive crown if the implant shows correct RFA values. After a certain healing time, another RFA analysis of the implant will tell us when the implant is ready to be loaded with the anatomically-designed crown. Using this approach combining these different technologies, we are gaining control on our treatment, reducing considerably treatment times, increasing predictability and most important, making the life of our patients better.

Learning objectives:

• Understand when a RFA analysis is suitable in our implant patients.
• Learn how to control healing and loading tempos by the use of RFA.
• Develop a strict protocol using digital tools and RFA to shorten treatment time and increase predictability.

Release date: 2023-10-12 | Expiration date: 2026-10-12