Woodlands, TX -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/03/2015 -- The use of 3D Technology for dental implant treatment is always the standard of care at Bear Branch Family Dentistry. The state of the art 3D planning software allows Dr. Gutierrez to plan and visualize the entire implant treatment and final product before he even begins working in a patients' mouth. It is a safer more accurate way of providing dental implants to all patients and in doing so, minimizing error and shortening the surgical time. This allows for faster healing and an overall better experience.

3D Planning begins with an analysis of the patients' Cone Beam CT "X-ray". This X-ray lets Dr. Gutierrez visualize the patient's bone and soft tissue facial anatomy including nerves and important blood vessels. He can then determine with the findings if the patient is a right candidate for dental implant treatment. The 3D software lets him know what type of bone architecture the patient has and if there are any bone deficiencies and limitations that need to be addressed prior to or during the surgery.

The software can simulate the entire surgery from start to finish. Dr. Gutierrez chooses the brand, length, thickness and angulation of the implant that will better fit the patient's bone architecture to give the best long term prognosis for treatment.

"The information is then sent to a 3D Technology lab in California where a 3D printer will fabricate a surgical guide based on the planning. The guide fits over the patient's teeth similar to a nightguard, but with a small opening around the area where the implant will go in order to perform the implant treatment," explains Dr. Gutierrez.

About Dr. Gutierrez
Dr. Gutierrez's knowledge and training of implant surgery has taken him to different institutes across the world. His pursuit and investment in rigorous dental education has allowed him to obtain 15-20 times the amount of Continuing Education that is required by the Dental Boards.

Recently Dr. Gutierrez traveled to Berlin, Germany where he attended a World Congress sponsored by the German Society of Oral Implantologists with the purpose of receiving the distinguished honor of being awarded a Fellowship in Implantology by the ICOI. He was recognized for his work in the field of dental implants, prosthetics, and surgery by the prestigious International Congress of Oral Implantologists.

To make an appointment with Dr. Virgil Gutierrez call 281-419-2327.