Guided cylinder is a synonym for Guided sleeve in ICOI’s official glossary of implant dentistry terms.
Guided sleeve: Syn: Guided cylinder. Round metal cylinder usually five millimeters in length and available in various diameters, which is incorporated into a surgical or stereolithographic guide to precisely position the drill and subsequently the dental implant during surgery.See: Surgical guid, Stereolithographic guide.
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