New implant surgical guide.

This article describes the process of making and using a surgical guide stent. It is intended to enable the surgeon to maintain the same horizontal and vertical axes of cylindrical endosseous implants during the surgical phase of implant placement as those determined at the treatment planning stage. Furthermore, the stent can be used with the entire series of surgical drills, thereby minimizing the chance of inadvertently enlarging the implant site as a result of freehand use of the handpiece.