AD SURGICAL
EZ Stent Thermoplastic Surgical Guide for Implant Surgery
EZ Stent allows users to fabricate an accurate surgical guide in minutes without the use of a laboratory.
An evaluator with 38 years of experience in dentistry said, "My goal is always to try to produce the best result possible for my patients. This is a 'no-brainer' to add into my single implant placement protocol." Of the 10 dentists who participated in this Dental Product Shopper evaluation, 9 said they would definitely or probably recommend AD Surgical's EZ Stent to colleagues or contacts in the dental profession.
EZ Stent is a patented thermoplastic surgical template that allows clinicians to create a surgical guide in minutes. Using only hot water, users can create a surgical guide themselves instead of sending a model to a laboratory. According to AD Surgical, EZ Stent greatly simplifies the process of fabricating a precise radiographic and surgical guide for dental implant surgery by offering time savings and cost-effectiveness.
EZ Stent is offered in 2 versions: the Single-Tooth Set allows preparation of an osseous site in a tooth-bound region, and the Free-End Set allows preparation of an osseous site in the most distal region. Each set contains 5 thermoplastic surgical templates with all laboratory accessories included. Both versions of the EZ Stent are compatible with all dental implant systems in the market.
Ease of Creating Surgical Guide without a Laboratory
Manufacturer Description: EZ Stent allows users to fabricate an accurate surgical guide in their own office in minutes, which eliminates time-consuming laboratory work using a vacuum former.
Evaluator Feedback: In evaluating EZ Stent, 6 dentists rated ease of creating a surgical guide without a laboratory their favorite product feature. A New York-based evaluator said, "As a periodontist who felt he needed to send all such devices to a laboratory, having the ability to fabricate a guide efficiently and cost-effectively adds a therapeutic enhancement to my practice." Another evaluator with 15 years of experience in dentistry added, "I liked that there was no laboratory involved." Both evaluators rated this feature as "excellent."
Time Savings and Cost-Effectiveness
Manufacturer Description: EZ Stent is very cost-effective; if it is stored in a cool, dry place, it has a shelf life of 3 years.
Evaluator Feedback: All 10 evaluators said time savings is a very important characteristic to consider when purchasing a surgical guide. In this evaluation, 7 of the 10 evaluators said EZ Stent?s time savings was excellent or very good. When asked about time savings when using EZ Stent, an evaluator from Reisterstown, MD, said his 2 favorite features were, "simplicity and no lost time dealing with labs."
Several evaluators also commented on EZ Stent's cost-effectiveness. A Texas-based evaluator said he liked "the reduced lab costs." A second evaluator from Austell, GA, added, "EZ Stent is a great idea to help reduce time the patient has to wait to get their implant placed with virtually no preoperative lab costs." Both evaluators rated the product?s cost-effectiveness as "excellent."
Ease of Use
Manufacturer Description: To use EZ Stent, simply secure the include guide pin in the patient's model to get an ideal drilling trajectory. Then soften EZ Stent in hot water for about a minute until it turns transparent and malleable. Slide it over the secured guide pin and conform its softened base closely to adjacent teeth of the edentulous ridge. As it cools, the EZ Stent hardens into a strong and retentive surgical template. In addition, EZ Stent's titanium drill sleeve is compatible with pilot drills of most dental implant systems.
Evaluator Feedback: An evaluator from Massapequa, NY commented on EZ Stent's ease of use by saying, "There was also virtually no learning curve needed to use the easy guide." A second dentist said he liked, "the drill sleeve and ease of fabrication."
When asked how EZ Stent could be improved, an evaluator with 10 years of experience in dentistry said, "The placement of the drill sleeve." A second evaluator added, "Provide the adhesive to secure the guide pin." Both evaluators went on to say they would definitely or probably purchase EZ Stent in the future.
Overall Satisfaction
Evaluators were asked to rate their overall satisfaction with EZ Stent; 8 evaluators rated overall satisfaction as excellent or very good. A dentist who has been in practice for 40 years summarized his evaluation of EZ Stent by saying he liked EZ Stent's "Versatility, [it] can be used for a variety of situations."
