51 Maxillary implant overdentures: surgical templates in atrophic jaws Future research Even though technology is improving rapidly, it seems unrealistic to think that accuracy could improve further. Improving the application of guided surgery, as in the current study, may be more relevant. Cost-effectiveness is also underexposed in current literature. Younes et al.15 states that templates can be justified in partially edentulous cases because they can prevent prosthetic cementation. The same may apply for MSTs because they improve the patient’s experience through a time-saving treatment and lower post-operative complaints than in a flapped approach16. On the other hand, the use of BST may prevent the need for extensive and expensive reconstructive surgery because implants can even be planned and placed with satisfying accuracy in the atrophic maxilla, like in this study which may result in lower post-operative complaints and lower costs. Conclusion It can be concluded that the developed surgical template offers stable and secure template placement in the edentulous atrophic maxilla and satisfying implant placement accuracy when using a semi-guided approach. 3
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