The ideal goal of modern dentistry is to restore the patient to normal contour function
comfort esthetics speech and health. What makes implant dentistry unique is the ability to
achieve this ideal goal regardless of the atrophy disease or injury of the stomatognathic
system. The mere knowledge of the technique of implant treatment is not sufficient to eliminate
all problems the dentist has to be able to analyze a given clinical situation and evaluate the
complexity. These imaging modalities contribute information for every stage of the treatment
extending from pre-surgical diagnosis and treatment planning through surgical placement and
postoperative assessment of the implant into the prosthetic restoration and long-term
surveillance phase. So to develop and implement a cohesive and comprehensive treatment plan
diagnosis and imaging play a major role. The purpose of implant imaging is to assist the
implant team in restoring the patient's occlusion and function by providing accurate and
reliable diagnostic information on the patient's anatomy at the proposed implant sites. The
development of precise pre-surgical imaging techniques and surgical templates allow the dentist
to place these implants with relative ease & predictability.
