Surgical Guides Basic Module

Digital Implant Planning & Surgical Guides

Topics Covered

• Blue Sky Plan Clinical-centered, open-source with strong community support

Digital Workflow Integration

• Exporting DICOM to planning software
• Surgical guide design and 3D printing
• Merging CBCT with intraoral scans (STL + DICOM fusion)

Overview of Guided Implant Surgery

• Purpose and benefits
• Clinical indications
• Types of guides (tooth-, mucosa-, and bone-supported)
• Comparison: Exoplan vs BlueSkyPlan vs realguide(cost, usability, features)

Blue Sky Bio (BlueSkyPlan) Workflow

• Software installation and setup (free version + module purchases)
• Importing and aligning CBCT + intraoral scan (DICOM + STL)
• Planning implants with nerve mapping and prosthetic guidance
• Designing guides with sleeve libraries
• Exporting STL for printing (credits required for export)

Hands-On Exercises

• Single posterior implant guide (tooth-supported)
• Anterior esthetic zone case

3D Printing in Dentistry

Topics Covered

• Additive manufacturing methods
• Materials: resins, biocompatible polymers
• Applications: surgical guides, models

Demonstrations:

• Printing a surgical guide and surface model
• Support and slicing for 3d printing