Aina Mesquida: Guided surgery and 3D printing

The advent of CAD-CAM technology and its ever-growing optimization has rapidly caught the attention of the dental community for its potential applications. Specifically in the implant dentistry field, 3D imaging based diagnostics and treatment planning are becoming part of the routine clinical armamentarium. This technology can provide benefits in terms of precision and a subsequent development of a treatment strategy, from the surgical planning to the design and fabrication of the final restorative hardware. An accurate and predictable placement of dental fixtures according to a computer generated treatment plan can reduce surgical complications and provide minimally invasive alternatives to “conventional” open flap surgical implant placement. Several diagnostic and treatment related CAD-CAM software/production systems are currently available in the market and have been made available for the private practitioner.

Born in Palma de Mallorca in1982, Dr. Aina Mesquida received her DDS degree from Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio in 2009. In 2011 graduated from the Advanced Education Program in Prosthodontics for international dentists at New York University (New York, USA). In 2014 graduated from the Advanced Education In Implant Dentistry, a 3-years fulltime program, at Loma Linda University (California, USA). Member of several dental associations including Academy of Osseointegration (AO) and Associate Fellow in the American Academy in Implant Dentistry (AAID). At the present time, Aina enjoys her passion practicing implantology at “Clinica Dental Altés&Mesquida” in Palma de Mallorca always combined with research. Dr. Mesquida has been invited as a speaker in several national and international meetings. She is a co-author of a chapter in a Quintessence publication.