P4 Medicine is the latest paradigm in Medicine, focused in the delivery of Personalised, Preventive, Predictive and Participatory care! Is this a model that can transform implantology as well?
Yes, according to many experts and a recent article! The latest developments with digital technologies and tools have empowered implantology to adopt a whole digital workflow, which means faster more efficient and tailor-made treatment but also accumulating large data! The combination of digital techlogies and big data according to the authors can lead Implantology to a P4 era:
Personalised: We have reached a fully tailor-made implant treatment, including all components and workflow, empowered by CAD/CAM and guided surgery.
Preventive: Proper, evidence-based restorative driven design as a result of digital assessment and plan is key to prevent long term problems and complications!
Predictive: Algorithmic AI powered automations in the CAD implant planning software can help individualise the design. Biostatistics helped us to develop predictive models for populations, AI tools can now be predictive for the individual
Participatory: The patient is empowered to share all decisions, supported by a โdigital twinโ and AI simulated treatment outcomes. The digital baseline is then also saved to be used in any future diagnostics and comparisons!
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