Accuracy of Robotic Vesus Fully Guided Static Computer‐Assisted Implant Surgery With Transcrestal Sinus Floor Elevation

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the accuracy of dental implant placement using fully guided static computer-assisted implant surgery (s-CAIS) and autonomous robotic computer-assisted implant surgery (r-CAIS) technology in patients with transcrestal sinus floor elevation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Patients with posterior teeth loss and transcrestal sinus floor elevation using s-CAIS or r-CAIS technology for implant surgery were included in this study. A total of 34 patients with 42 implants were included in the study (17 patients with 19 implants in the autonomous r-CAIS group, 17 patients with 23 implants in the fully guided s-CAIS group). Postoperative cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans were used to determine the discrepancies between the planned and actually placed implants. The preoperative and postoperative CBCT were utilized to estimate the linear deviations and angular deviations in two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) space. RESULTS: A total of 42 implants were included, with significant differences between the autonomous r-CAIS group and fully guided s-CAIS group (p < 0.001). No adverse surgical events occurred. The 3D deviations at the implant platform were 0.484 ± 0.218 mm for the autonomous r-CAIS group and 1.179 ± 0.776 mm for the fully guided s-CAIS group, respectively. The mean linear deviations at the implant apex were 0.527 ± 0.247 and 1.196 ± 0.830 mm, respectively. The mean angular deviation was 0.882° ± 0.967° for the autonomous r-CAIS group and 2.478° ± 1.524° for the fully guided s-CAIS group. CONCLUSIONS: Autonomous r-CAIS technology provided a more accurate surgical approach for implant placement in patients with transcrestal sinus floor elevation than fully guided s-CAIS.