{"id":765,"date":"2026-05-28T08:51:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T08:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forum-impl.iti.org\/en\/?post_type=article&#038;p=765"},"modified":"2026-06-11T09:28:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T09:28:47","slug":"implementation-of-augmented-mixed-and-virtual-reality-in-implant-dentistry-7101","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/forum-impl.iti.org\/en\/article\/implementation-of-augmented-mixed-and-virtual-reality-in-implant-dentistry-7101\/","title":{"rendered":"Implementation of Augmented, Mixed and Virtual Reality in Implant Dentistry"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"article-type":[5],"forum-tag":[145,147,144,101,146],"class_list":["post-765","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article-type-feature-article","forum-tag-augmented-reality","forum-tag-dental-education","forum-tag-digital-dentistry","forum-tag-implant-dentistry","forum-tag-virtual-reality"],"acf":{"feature_topic":1442,"authors":[1240,1327,1283],"read_time":"12 min","publication_date":"20241120","doi":"10.3290\/iti.fi.45746","excerpt":"This article highlights current and relevant scientific information on the implementation of augmented, mixed and virtual reality devices in implant-related dentistry and dental education and provides structured, practical recommendations related to the current and potential use of these devices.","references":"Al Omran, Y., Abdall-Razak, A., Sohrabi, C., Borg, T. 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