Surgical Guides
At Middle East Dental Laboratory, we design and manufacture highly accurate surgical guides to support predictable and prosthetically driven implant placement. Our guides are digitally planned using advanced software and produced with high-precision 3D printing to ensure optimal fit and stability during surgery.
We offer different types of surgical guides depending on the clinical indication and the surgeon’s preference, including sleeved guides and sleeveless systems. Sleeved guides are compatible with most major guided surgery kits and provide controlled depth and angulation during implant placement. Sleeveless guides offer greater visibility and flexibility while still maintaining precise guidance.
Each case is planned with a prosthetic-driven approach, ensuring that implant positioning supports the final restoration in terms of aesthetics, function, and long-term stability. Our team carefully merges the patient’s CBCT data with the intraoral scan to accurately evaluate bone anatomy, restorative space, and anatomical structures.
Before production, we provide a digital implant planning for approval, allowing the clinician to review and confirm implant position, angulation, and depth prior to manufacturing the guide.
What We Need From the Dentist
To design and manufacture a precise surgical guide, please provide the following information and files:
1. STL Files / Digital Intraoral Scan
Please submit an STL file of the patient’s arch from an intraoral scanner or a scanned model. We accept files from all major intraoral scanning systems.
2. CBCT / DICOM Files
A CBCT scan in DICOM format is required for accurate implant planning. This allows us to merge the CBCT data with the STL scan and evaluate bone anatomy, anatomical structures, and implant positioning.
3. Implant System and Components
Please specify the implant system that should be used, including:
Send all details to cadcam@mdentlab.com
This ensures compatibility between the surgical guide and the clinician’s implant system.
4. Prosthetic Information
If the implant is being placed for a specific restoration, please provide any available prosthetic information such as:
- Type of restoration (single crown, bridge, full arch, etc.)
- Diagnostic wax-up or digital setup (if available)
- Desired tooth position or prosthetic plan
This allows us to plan the implant prosthetically driven, ensuring optimal support for the final restoration
5. Clinical Instructions
Please include any relevant clinical instructions or preferences, such as:
- Preferred implant angulation
- Desired implant depth
- Immediate loading considerations
- Anatomical limitations or surgical notes
Once we receive the files and information, our team will prepare the digital implant planning for your review and approval before manufacturing the surgical guide.