If you're an implant dentist, SimPlant and SurgiGuides may be among the best investments you will ever make for your practice.

You can assess the bone height, width and quality and have a computer-fabricated drill guide made that will direct your drill to the predetermined implant site. The technology is here now, it is clinically validated and it is cost effective.

SimPlant is a comprehensive software tool to accurately plan the placement of dental implants. Originally developed almost 10 years ago, SimPlant benefits from a wealth of experience and continued development.

SimPlant has kept pace with the continued increase in "standard" computer power. The latest version allows you to explore the anatomy and place virtual implants in an interactive 3D representation of the patient's bony structure. This in turn allows intuitive implant placement and assessment of the emergence profile from all angles.

Based on data from a CT scan (which can be arranged through Image Diagnostic Technology Ltd) SimPlant provides much much more information than printed film.

Once you've planned the implants on your PC you can order a SurgiGuide from IDT Dental Products Ltd to accurately transfer the plan to the surgery. SimPlant and SurgiGuides are revolutionizing the accuracy of implant placement and the aesthetic results achievable.

IDT believes that good communication between the dental laboratory and the dentist is essential. With SimPlant, the proposed implant placement can be easily emailed between dentist and lab, with both being able to adjust the planning to achieve the optimum implant positions in terms of both bone quality and aesthetics.