Immediate Provisionalization Option

A key benefit of using the BIOMET 3i Navigator™ System For CT Guided Surgery is the option to use the CT surgical guide to create a preoperative master cast and a fixed provisional restoration in the laboratory prior to the day of surgery. This may allow the clinician to insert a provisional restoration immediately following implant placement using the surgical guide and provides the patient with aesthetic and functional teeth the same day.

Pages 14-26 in this manual are designed to guide surgeons, restorative clinicians and laboratory technicians through the process of fabricating a preoperative master cast and a provisional restoration for insertion following the placement of BIOMET 3i Implants using the Navigator System For CT Guided Surgery. The CT software company may also offer the option of fabricating a stereolithographic model for use in creating a master cast.

The provisional may be fabricated using a variety of BIOMET 3i Provisional Components. These components and manual guidelines were developed to provide an easy to use way to deliver an accurately fitting provisional restoration on the day of surgery regardless of potential error from CT scan data, cast fabrication or implant placement. When selecting the provisional component to use, it is important to identify the type of definitive prosthesis and the abutment system that will be used to create it. The chart below includes recommendations that a clinician may want to consider for provisional component selection dependent upon the type of definitive restoration planned.