Why Use IGI – What can I achieve?

Using IGI ensures accurate, precise placement of implants, per your 3D treatment plan.
It enables you to verify accuracy at any stage.

IGI= the Missing Link

Until IGI, there was always a disconnect between the surgeon’s perfect computerized treatment plan and actual patient surgery.

The surgeon either had to drill implant osteotomies manually; freehand or use cumbersome drill guides.

With IGI

IGI has developed new technology that replaces these old, inaccurate technologies.

Providing pinpoint accuracy when placing dental implants near delicate adjacent anatomy such as the inferior alveolar nerve, a maxillary sinus, or narrow spaces near adjacent teeth.

Who Should Use IGI

Any dental surgeon who uses CT scans for treatment planning dental implant cases can use IGI.

How does IGI work?

IGI uses actual CT scan treatment plans like a GPS uses a road map.

IGI uses integrated Active LED Technology vs. Passive LED Technology.

Tracking is completely fluent in all directions (including from behind the handpiece) and there is no observable on-screen lag time.

Our proprietary TRAX™ system comprises a camera and light emitting diodes (LEDs) arrays on both the handpiece and patient-tracker.

We track at the speed of light and there is no ambiguity as to the location of our tiny LEDs (which consume only a few pixels), hence high accuracy. Other systems use a slower, less accurate, passive LED technology.

The on-screen representation is real-time, with neither observable lag nor rubber-band effect common to passive tracking systems. IGI and DentSim are applications that run on the TRAX™ infrastructure.

IGI monitors and guides the surgeon’s handpiece positioning during surgery to keep the implant drill on track with the current location, angulation, and depth specified in the 3D treatment plan.

This product/system is for use with Image Navigation’s patented method under method patent US7457443

Surgical benefits

With IGI, the surgical site is fully accessible.

Drilling with the IGI is freehand. The surgical site is fully accessible while the navigation is provided by the onscreen feedback.
The IGI piloting indicators are used to navigate the implant drilling (lateral incisor) to achieve accurate implant placement as was pre-planned on the IGI planning screen.
IGI ensures safe placement of implants near the inferior alveolar nerve.
Without IGI the surgical site not fully accessible
Attempting to drill through a sleeved positioned drilling guide at the posterior arch. Even the shortest drill bur does not go in.
Courtesy of Dr. Dan Estaquio, Fremont, California

The IGI Advantage

IGI is more accurate than using drill sleeves

No drill sleeves needed. Use with regular drills.
IGI is better for narrow interproximal spaces.

Accuracy Verification during Surgery

IGI enables the surgeon to verify accuracy anytime during surgery.
The surgeon can change the plan in the middle of the procedure.
Results are precise and consistent.

Shortened procedure time

The procedure time is shortened to about 30min doctor’s time.
Less stress for the doctor.
Time-effective immediate implant loading:
Fabricate the immediate restoration in advance and save valuable post surgery time
Use the IGI prior to patient surgery to create an accurate working model with the pre-planned positions of the implants.
IGI enabled accurate implant placement avoiding perforation of the buccal concavity while achieving palatal alignment for an aesthetic restoration.
3-dimensional image of the final implant in harmony with the adjacent roots and in a favorable prosthetic alignment.
The final implants accurately positioned with IGI navigation. Courtesy of Dr. Dan Estaquio, Fremont, CA
The IGI piloting indicators are used to navigate the implant drilling (lateral incisor) to achieve accurate implant placement as was preplanned on the IGI planning screen.

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