Thirty-six completely edentulous healthy patients received four mandibular implants and were randomly divided into the following groups: (A) The implants were installed by fully guided stereolithographic stent (n = 18), and (B) The implants were installed by semi-guided stereolithographic stent. (n = 18). The accuracy analysis was performed by one experienced process engineer (DB). Cone beam computed tomography was performed before and after the surgical procedure to plan the virtual implant position and fabricate the surgical guide, as well as to determine implant position deviations. Both CBCT scans were superimposed, and the software compared preoperative linear and angular virtual measurements of planned implants with real measurements of the placed implants.
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Timeframe: one year