The Effect of Surgeons’ Experience on the Accuracy of Implant Position: an in vitro study

The research evaluated the role of experience on the accuracy of dental implant placement in a stimulated clinical setting without the use of surgical guides with the conventional free-hand method. With a sample of 15 surgeons at three different levels of experience, three parameters were tested (mediodistal, orofacial and coronoapical position of the dental implants). A detailed examination was conducted with the data collected from the surgeons, on which clinical significance test was performed. It was found that a there is a clear clinical significance reflecting where the experienced dentist differs from the intermediate dentist and finally the beginner level. It was identified that the effect of the surgeon’s experience especially in some very important parameters such as the mesiodistal position, buccolingual position and the implant’s angulation were found to affect the long term success of the implant.