Xinbo Yu

Prosthetically driven implant placement for favorable esthetic and functional restoration has been a thoroughly researched topic over the past two decades. Accurate implant placement is credited with not only clinically acceptable prosthetic outcomes, but also high implant survival and long-term stability of the peri-implant tissues. In this short presentation, an issue is presented, a goal is introduced, and a solution is analyzed. We start off by discussing the current state of edentulism in an aging population, then transition into a review of the two basic guided implant placement surgery protocols: static and dynamic computer-assisted implant surgery. We then discuss the current level of accuracy in both dynamic and static navigation using systematic reviews and meta-analyses. We will briefly recap the advantages of both guided implant placement methods. Finally, we cap it off with a clinical case presentation utilizing dynamic navigation and subsequent accuracy analysis.

Xinbo Yu, BDS (Shanghai Jiao Tong University). In his early undergraduate years, he was presented with a unique opportunity to engage in clinical research and quickly became one of the youngest and most decorated undergraduate dental researchers in Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital. He has had work published as first author in the Journal of Dentistry, Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research, and the Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice. He has also registered one patent, collaborated on a conference poster presentation in prosthodontics, and has contributed to three implant dentistry books one of which is on digital workflows in implant dentistry with a global team of decorated professors due for publication in late 2023.